Shango (Peter King album)

Shango is an album by Nigerian afrobeat tenor saxophonist Peter King. It was released in 1974, by Mr Bongo Records.

Shango
Studio album by Peter King
Released	1974
Length	44:41
Label	Mr. Bongo
Peter King chronology
Shango (1974) Mikki Sounds (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Critical reception

Thom Jurek of AllMusic explained the release "is a mixture of hard African rhythms, James Brown-styled funk, jazzed-up horn arrangements, and political messages. From the standpoint of the Lagos scene, the album is a classic of the period rivaling virtually anything that Fela or Tony Allen were putting across at the time. With King blowing deep-groove soul and out jazz saxophone solos above the chants, the music becomes a boiling pot of hip-shaking sexiness and rage."^[1] Writing for London Jazz News, Andrew Cartmel praised the keyboard work throughout the album by saying that it is "strikingly high standard, perhaps reaching a psychedelic peak on Watusi where it suggests Return to Forever-era Chick Corea."^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shango"	5:39
2.	"Prisoner of Law"	5:40
3.	"Mr Lonely Wolf"	6:55
4.	"Freedom Dance"	4:10
5.	"Go Go's Feast"	7:47
6.	"Mystery Tour"	6:19
7.	"Now I'm a Man"	3:39
8.	"Watusi"	4:39