African Head Charge - Discography (1982-2023)
BAND/ARTIST: African Head Charge
- Title: Discography
- Year Of Release: 1982-2023
- Label: On U Sound; Acid Jazz UK
- Genre: Dub, Reggae, Electronic, World fusion, Psychedelic
- Quality: 16 (88.5%); 24 (11.5%) bits / 44100 Hz FLAC
- Total Time: 16:08:34
- Total Size: 6.58 GB
- WebSite: Album Preview
African Head Charge is a psychedelic dub ensemble led by percussionist Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah, along with an ever-changing lineup of musicians and vocalists. Representing the more abstract side of sound system culture, their hallucinatory yet rootsy fusion of traditional African and Caribbean rhythms, samples, and heavy studio experimentation has influenced legions of bass-loving electronic and worldbeat artists. Much of the group's work has been produced by Adrian Sherwood and issued through his On-U Sound, with participation from members of the label's other acts, such as Dub Syndicate and Tackhead. African Head Charge began as a studio project and made their debut with 1981's seminal My Life in a Hole in the Ground. The group continued combining nearly industrial textures with tribal rhythms on their subsequent efforts and began performing live later in the decade. They went in an increasingly accessible direction with releases such as the devotional Songs of Praise (1990) and the more polished, less dub-influenced Akwaaba (1995). Later albums like Voodoo of the Godsent (2011) return to a trippy, bass-heavy sound, and A Trip to Bolgatanga (2023) explores the culture of the town in Ghana where Bonjo has resided since the '90s.
African Head Charge began in 1981, when British producer Adrian Sherwood began working with Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah, who has studied traditional Rastafarian drumming under Count Ossie in Wareika Hill, Jamaica. Sherwood was inspired by a Brian Eno quote about a vision for a psychedelic Africa. He produced rhythm tracks built around Bonjo's drumming, adding instrumentation by regular collaborators like guitarist Crucial Tony, saxophonist Deadly Headley, and melodica player Doctor Pablo, as well as vocals by deejay Prince Far I. The result was a blend of boundless dub experimentation, free jazz, and traditional rhythms. Their debut album, My Life in a Hole in the Ground, appeared in late 1981, its title a play on Eno and David Byrne's highly influential collaboration My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, which was released earlier in the year. In 1982, Noah House of Dread, a more traditional roots reggae project fronted by Bonjo, released the album Heart, and African Head Charge issued their second album, Environmental Studies, which experimented with found samples and tape manipulation. The group continued in this mode with 1983's Drastic Season. Off the Beaten Track, which appeared in 1985, featured appearances by bassist Jah Wobble, keyboardist Skip McDonald (aka Little Axe), and a sampled Albert Einstein. Initially available only on vinyl, the albums were compiled onto two Great Vintage CDs in 1989.
African Head Charge made their live debut in the late '80s, and soon became legendary for their energetic, bass-heavy performances. Songs of Praise, the band's 1990 studio album, incorporated African chants and dub rhythms. It was the group's first album to feature Bonjo as a primary songwriter, along with Sherwood and McDonald, and his lead vocals became a more prominent element of the group's music. Pride and Joy: Live appeared in 1991, and a more polished studio set, In Pursuit of Shashamane Land, arrived in 1993, followed by an accompanying EP, 1994's Touch I.
Bonjo relocated from London to Ghana in 1995. Akwaaba, the first African Head Charge album produced entirely by Bonjo, was released by Acid Jazz, and sported a much more festive, celebratory sound than their other releases, nearly resembling soca at times. He established Bonjo I Records and brought back some of the dub influence on 1997's Sankofa, as well as the second Noah House of Dread album, Heart 2. Returning to On-U Sound, 1998's Drums of Defiance, a remix effort with Professor Stretch, flirted with jungle and trip-hop. Live Goodies, gathering concert recordings from the late '80s and early '90s, appeared on Bonjo I in 2001, and On-U issued the compilation Shrunken Head in 2003.
Sherwood returned to the production chair for 2005's Vision of a Psychedelic Africa, which was initially released only in Japan by Beat Records, due to On-U Sound's distribution troubles after the collapse of EMI. The EP In Charge: Live in Japan appeared later in the year, and Vision of a Psychedelic Africa was finally given a worldwide release in 2009. African Head Charge celebrated its 30th anniversary with 2011's Voodoo of the Godsent, continuing the group's return to a more experimental direction. Two collections of early rarities and alternate versions, Return of the Crocodile and EP Super Mystic Brakes, appeared in 2016. Both were included as part of Environmental Holes & Drastic Tracks 1981-1986, a CD box set containing their first four albums. Another box, Drumming Is a Language 1990-2011, rounded up their four studio albums for On-U during that time period, along with outtakes disc Churchical Chant of the Iyabinghi, also issued separately. A Trip to Bolgatanga, featuring returning musicians like McDonald and Doug Wimbish as well as appearances by Ghanaian musician King Ayisoba, arrived in 2023.
1982 - Environmental Studies FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Crocodile Hand Luggage (5:23)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Dinosaur's Lament (4:50)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Beri Beri (6:11)
1.04 - African Head Charge - Snakeskin Tracksuit (6:40)
1.05 - African Head Charge - High Protein Snack (3:49)
1.06 - African Head Charge - In A Trap (4:14)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Breeding Space (4:03)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Primitive (3:40)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Latin Temperament (3:29)
1997 - Sankofa FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Yenko (3:57)
1.02 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Sankofa (3:20)
1.03 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Lion On The Road (5:15)
1.04 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Wicked Kingdom (4:54)
1.05 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Race Is Not For The Swift (3:19)
1.06 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Enjoy Yourself (6:59)
1.07 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Hurry Up (3:30)
1.08 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - They Look I (3:43)
1.09 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - No Place Like Home (3:49)
1.10 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Rastaman (3:51)
1.11 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Ding Dinghi (3:07)
1.12 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Come (3:12)
1.13 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Didn't Happen (3:25)
1.14 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Pot To Cook (3:39)
1.15 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Party Time (3:30)
1.16 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Sankofa Dub (2:46)
1.17 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Lion On The Road Dub (5:04)
1.18 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Yenko Dub (3:32)
2015 - Drastic Season FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Timbuktu Express (4:37)
1.02 - African Head Charge - I Want Water (6:05)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Bazaar (5:10)
1.04 - African Head Charge - African Hedge Hog (5:38)
1.05 - African Head Charge - Depth Charge (4:06)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Fruit Market (5:03)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Snake In The Hole (5:18)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Many Generations (7:17)
2015 - Drums Of Defiance FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge versus Professor Stretch - Brother Of Reality (6:22)
1.02 - African Head Charge versus Professor Stretch - You Learn (7:18)
1.03 - African Head Charge versus Professor Stretch - The Fullness (6:25)
1.04 - African Head Charge versus Professor Stretch - Drums Of Defiance (7:14)
1.05 - African Head Charge versus Professor Stretch - Hot Pursuit (6:22)
1.06 - African Head Charge versus Professor Stretch - Pacesetter (7:03)
1.07 - African Head Charge versus Professor Stretch - Run Come Chant (6:44)
1.08 - African Head Charge versus Professor Stretch - Blessed Be (6:16)
2015 - In Charge - Live in Japan FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Wicked Kingdom (4:37)
1.02 - African Head Charge - The Race (3:46)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Touch I (5:07)
1.04 - African Head Charge - Ready You Ready (9:07)
1.05 - African Head Charge - Run Come See (7:55)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Rasta Don't Fear (8:52)
2015 - My Life In A Hole In The Ground FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Elastic Dance (3:59)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Family Doctoring (4:21)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Stebeni's Theme (3:35)
1.04 - African Head Charge - The Race (Part 1) (3:37)
1.05 - African Head Charge - Crocodile Shoes (3:13)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Stone Chant (4:16)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Far Away Chant (4:04)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Primal One Drop (3:34)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Hole In The Roof (3:13)
2015 - Off The Beaten Track FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Off The Beaten Track (5:04)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Some Bizarre (5:06)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Belinda (3:41)
1.04 - African Head Charge - Language & Mentality (4:22)
2010 - Off The Beaten Track FLAC
1.04 - African Head Charge - Language & Mentality (4:22)
2015 - Off The Beaten Track FLAC
1.05 - African Head Charge - Throw It Away (3:36)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Conspiring (4:39)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Release The Doctor (3:34)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Down Under Again (3:07)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Over The Sky (3:18)
1.10 - African Head Charge - Good Things (4:06)
2015 - Pride And Joy FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Off The Beaten Track (Live) (2:56)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Conspiring (Dancing To My Own Drums) (Live) (4:21)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Churchical Chant (Live) (4:40)
1.04 - African Head Charge - Language & Mentality (Live) (6:35)
1.05 - African Head Charge - Binghi Dance (Live) (3:16)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Power Chant (Live) (6:47)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Hold Some More (Live) (5:25)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Bits And Pieces (Live) (5:03)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Conspiring (Part 1) (Live) (5:28)
1.10 - African Head Charge - Throw It Away (Live) (5:54)
1.11 - African Head Charge - Don't Fear (Live) (2:24)
2015 - Shrunken Head FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Pursuit (3:57)
1.02 - African Head Charge - You Learn (5:08)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Run Come See (5:20)
1.04 - African Head Charge - Heading To Glory (4:36)
1.05 - African Head Charge - No, We Don't Follow Fashion (5:03)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Who Are You? (4:02)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Language & Mentality (4:22)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Far Away Chant (4:05)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Dinosaurs Lament (4:50)
1.10 - African Head Charge - Dervish Chant (7:48)
1.11 - African Head Charge - Throw It Away (3:37)
1.12 - African Head Charge - Cattle Herders Chant (4:19)
1.13 - African Head Charge - Belinda (3:42)
1.14 - African Head Charge - Stebenis Theme (3:35)
1.15 - African Head Charge - Bazaar (5:11)
1.16 - African Head Charge - I Want Water (6:06)
1.17 - African Head Charge - Free Chant (3:36)
2016 - Return Of The Crocodile FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Makola Market (3:17)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Arrival & Fall Out (4:51)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Conspired (4:45)
1.04 - African Head Charge - Slippery Heel (6:03)
1.05 - African Head Charge - Further Off The Track (3:09)
1.06 - African Head Charge - More Bizarre (7:39)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Doctor Find (4:04)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Low Protein Snack (5:52)
2020 - Akwaaba FLAC
1.01 - African Headcharge - Can't Waste Time (4:20)
1.02 - African Headcharge - Yes I (3:49)
1.03 - African Headcharge - Glory Dawn (4:11)
1.04 - African Headcharge - To Far I Hail (3:43)
1.05 - African Headcharge - More Peace (In The Area) (3:51)
1.06 - African Headcharge - Power of Zion (5:01)
1.07 - African Headcharge - World Peace (4:24)
1.08 - African Headcharge - Cheer Up (3:55)
1.09 - African Headcharge - Walking Thrill (3:51)
1.10 - African Headcharge - All Of The Love (4:51)
1.11 - African Headcharge - Irie Day (4:58)
1.12 - African Headcharge - Live Good (3:39)
1.13 - African Headcharge - Child's Play (3:10)
2020 - Churchical Chant Of The Iyabinghi FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Peace and Happiness (3:13)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Jungle Law (5:02)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Learned (6:22)
1.04 - African Head Charge - One Love, One Heart (Version) (4:08)
1.05 - African Head Charge - Pitched Fever (4:53)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Dervish Dub (4:34)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Dub Some More (4:16)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Disciplined and Dignified (3:18)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Healing Father's Dub (5:29)
1.10 - African Head Charge - Dub for the Spirits (3:15)
2020 - In Pursuit of Shashamane Land FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Heading to Glory (4:35)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Pursuit (3:54)
1.03 - African Head Charge - One Destination (3:34)
1.04 - African Head Charge - No, Don't Follow Fashion (6:15)
1.05 - African Head Charge - Animal Law (5:30)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Learning (6:17)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Fever Pitch (4:55)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Somebody Touch I (3:31)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Fever Pitch (Raw Cut) (4:57)
2015 - In Pursuit Of Shashamane Land FLAC
1.09 - African Head Charge - Mama Shante Garden (3:34)
1.10 - African Head Charge - On The Off Beat (3:17)
2020 - In Pursuit of Shashamane Land FLAC
1.10 - African Head Charge - Pursuit (Underpulse Motion Dj Edit) (5:06)
2015 - In Pursuit Of Shashamane Land FLAC
1.11 - African Head Charge - Fever Pitch (Raw Cut) (4:57)
2020 - In Pursuit of Shashamane Land FLAC
1.11 - African Head Charge - No Don't Follow Fashion (5:50)
2015 - In Pursuit Of Shashamane Land FLAC
1.12 - African Head Charge - No Don't Follow Fashion (5:50)
2020 - In Pursuit of Shashamane Land FLAC
1.12 - African Head Charge - On The Off Beat (3:17)
2015 - In Pursuit Of Shashamane Land FLAC
1.13 - African Head Charge - Kumasee (4:19)
2020 - In Pursuit of Shashamane Land FLAC
1.13 - African Head Charge - Rastaman (5:01)
1.14 - African Head Charge - Run Come See Me (4:19)
1.15 - African Head Charge - Kumasee (4:19)
1.16 - African Head Charge - Mama Shante Garden (3:34)
2020 - Songs Of Praise FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Free Chant (Churchical Chant Of The Iyabinghi) (3:35)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Orderliness, Godliness, Discipline And Dignity (3:21)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Hymn (5:44)
1.04 - African Head Charge - Dervish Chant (7:45)
1.05 - African Head Charge - Hold Some More (6:21)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Healing Father (4:47)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Healing Ceremony (3:53)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Cattle Herders Chant (4:18)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Ethiopian Praises (1:28)
1.10 - African Head Charge - My God (4:14)
1.11 - African Head Charge - Gospel Train (3:04)
1.12 - African Head Charge - Chant For The Spirits (4:09)
1.13 - African Head Charge - God Is Great (4:18)
1.14 - African Head Charge - Deer Spirit Song (2:25)
1.15 - African Head Charge - Full Charge (6:13)
1.16 - African Head Charge - Fullness (5:38)
1.17 - African Head Charge - Special Mix (3:07)
2020 - Vision Of A Psychedelic Africa FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - The Big Country (5:31)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Surfari (4:03)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Positive Thoughts & Mind (4:18)
1.04 - African Head Charge - Unplanned (4:46)
1.05 - African Head Charge - Treatment For A Septic Horn (4:25)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Drumming Is A Language (4:03)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Mr. Whippy Does Djibouti (3:44)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Run Come See (5:20)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Ran Came Saw (3:10)
1.10 - African Head Charge - Blessed Works (4:16)
1.11 - African Head Charge - Work Blessed (4:21)
1.12 - African Head Charge - More Fluid (4:12)
1.13 - African Head Charge - Who Are You? (4:13)
1.14 - African Head Charge - Ready You Ready (4:19)
1.15 - African Head Charge - Ready You Ready Part 2 (3:57)
1.16 - African Head Charge - What Is The Plan? (4:10)
1.17 - African Head Charge - What Is The Plan? (Version) (4:17)
2020 - Voodoo Of The Godsent FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - In "I" Head (4:03)
1.02 - African Head Charge - The Best Way (4:15)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Take Heed…And Smoke Up Your Collyweed (4:17)
1.04 - African Head Charge - Stoned Age Man (3:31)
1.05 - African Head Charge - African Bredda (3:28)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Mysterious Happenings (3:55)
1.07 - African Head Charge - This And That And The Other (3:12)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Undulating (4:25)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Timpanya (3:29)
1.10 - African Head Charge - Badman Plan (3:06)
1.11 - African Head Charge - Dobbyn Joins The Head Charge (2:27)
1.12 - African Head Charge - God Willing (2:10)
1.13 - African Head Charge - Fear Of A Man God (3:26)
2023 - A Trip To Bolgatanga FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - A Bad Attitude (3:42)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Accra Electronica (3:25)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Push Me Pull You (3:49)
1.04 - African Head Charge - I Chant Too (3:57)
1.05 - African Head Charge - Asalatua (3:58)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Passing Clouds (2:56)
1.07 - African Head Charge - I’m A Winner (3:14)
1.08 - African Head Charge - A Trip To Bolgatanga (4:24)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Never Regret A Day (3:38)
1.10 - African Head Charge - Microdosing (3:43)
2016 - Super Mystic Brakes FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Beri Version (6:17)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Realigned Dub (4:25)
1.03 - African Head Charge - The Race (Part 2) (3:50)
2020 - Dub Some More FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Dub Some More (4:16)
2020 - Peace And Happiness FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Peace and Happiness (3:13)
2023 - A Bad Attitude FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - A Bad Attitude (3:42)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Microdosing (3:43)
2023 - Microdosing FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Microdosing (3:43)
2023 - Passing Clouds FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Passing Clouds (2:56)
1.02 - African Head Charge - A Bad Attitude (3:42)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Microdosing (3:43)
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1982 Environmental Studies FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 251.7 MB
1997 Sankofa FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 388.6 MB
2015 Drastic Season FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 266.7 MB
2015 Drums Of Defiance FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 369.3 MB
2015 In Charge - Live in Japan FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 246.4 MB
2015 My Life In A Hole In The Ground FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 202.4 MB
2015 Off The Beaten Track FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 298.7 MB
2015 Pride And Joy - Live FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 330.9 MB
2015 Pride And Joy FLAC 24-44.1.RAR - 598.0 MB
2015 Shrunken Head FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 541.4 MB
2016 Return Of The Crocodile FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 248.3 MB
2020 Akwaaba FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 335.4 MB
2020 Churchical Chant Of The Iyabinghi FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 313.5 MB
2020 In Pursuit of Shashamane Land FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 706.5 MB
2020 Songs Of Praise FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 494.7 MB
2020 Vision Of A Psychedelic Africa FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 434.5 MB
2020 Voodoo Of The Godsent FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 278.0 MB
2023 A Trip To Bolgatanga FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 216.3 MB
2023 A Trip To Bolgatanga FLAC 24-44.1.RAR - 403.9 MB
African Head Charge Singles+EP.RAR - 377.9 MB
African Head Charge began in 1981, when British producer Adrian Sherwood began working with Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah, who has studied traditional Rastafarian drumming under Count Ossie in Wareika Hill, Jamaica. Sherwood was inspired by a Brian Eno quote about a vision for a psychedelic Africa. He produced rhythm tracks built around Bonjo's drumming, adding instrumentation by regular collaborators like guitarist Crucial Tony, saxophonist Deadly Headley, and melodica player Doctor Pablo, as well as vocals by deejay Prince Far I. The result was a blend of boundless dub experimentation, free jazz, and traditional rhythms. Their debut album, My Life in a Hole in the Ground, appeared in late 1981, its title a play on Eno and David Byrne's highly influential collaboration My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, which was released earlier in the year. In 1982, Noah House of Dread, a more traditional roots reggae project fronted by Bonjo, released the album Heart, and African Head Charge issued their second album, Environmental Studies, which experimented with found samples and tape manipulation. The group continued in this mode with 1983's Drastic Season. Off the Beaten Track, which appeared in 1985, featured appearances by bassist Jah Wobble, keyboardist Skip McDonald (aka Little Axe), and a sampled Albert Einstein. Initially available only on vinyl, the albums were compiled onto two Great Vintage CDs in 1989.
African Head Charge made their live debut in the late '80s, and soon became legendary for their energetic, bass-heavy performances. Songs of Praise, the band's 1990 studio album, incorporated African chants and dub rhythms. It was the group's first album to feature Bonjo as a primary songwriter, along with Sherwood and McDonald, and his lead vocals became a more prominent element of the group's music. Pride and Joy: Live appeared in 1991, and a more polished studio set, In Pursuit of Shashamane Land, arrived in 1993, followed by an accompanying EP, 1994's Touch I.
Bonjo relocated from London to Ghana in 1995. Akwaaba, the first African Head Charge album produced entirely by Bonjo, was released by Acid Jazz, and sported a much more festive, celebratory sound than their other releases, nearly resembling soca at times. He established Bonjo I Records and brought back some of the dub influence on 1997's Sankofa, as well as the second Noah House of Dread album, Heart 2. Returning to On-U Sound, 1998's Drums of Defiance, a remix effort with Professor Stretch, flirted with jungle and trip-hop. Live Goodies, gathering concert recordings from the late '80s and early '90s, appeared on Bonjo I in 2001, and On-U issued the compilation Shrunken Head in 2003.
Sherwood returned to the production chair for 2005's Vision of a Psychedelic Africa, which was initially released only in Japan by Beat Records, due to On-U Sound's distribution troubles after the collapse of EMI. The EP In Charge: Live in Japan appeared later in the year, and Vision of a Psychedelic Africa was finally given a worldwide release in 2009. African Head Charge celebrated its 30th anniversary with 2011's Voodoo of the Godsent, continuing the group's return to a more experimental direction. Two collections of early rarities and alternate versions, Return of the Crocodile and EP Super Mystic Brakes, appeared in 2016. Both were included as part of Environmental Holes & Drastic Tracks 1981-1986, a CD box set containing their first four albums. Another box, Drumming Is a Language 1990-2011, rounded up their four studio albums for On-U during that time period, along with outtakes disc Churchical Chant of the Iyabinghi, also issued separately. A Trip to Bolgatanga, featuring returning musicians like McDonald and Doug Wimbish as well as appearances by Ghanaian musician King Ayisoba, arrived in 2023.
1982 - Environmental Studies FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Crocodile Hand Luggage (5:23)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Dinosaur's Lament (4:50)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Beri Beri (6:11)
1.04 - African Head Charge - Snakeskin Tracksuit (6:40)
1.05 - African Head Charge - High Protein Snack (3:49)
1.06 - African Head Charge - In A Trap (4:14)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Breeding Space (4:03)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Primitive (3:40)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Latin Temperament (3:29)
1997 - Sankofa FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Yenko (3:57)
1.02 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Sankofa (3:20)
1.03 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Lion On The Road (5:15)
1.04 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Wicked Kingdom (4:54)
1.05 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Race Is Not For The Swift (3:19)
1.06 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Enjoy Yourself (6:59)
1.07 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Hurry Up (3:30)
1.08 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - They Look I (3:43)
1.09 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - No Place Like Home (3:49)
1.10 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Rastaman (3:51)
1.11 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Ding Dinghi (3:07)
1.12 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Come (3:12)
1.13 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Didn't Happen (3:25)
1.14 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Pot To Cook (3:39)
1.15 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Party Time (3:30)
1.16 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Sankofa Dub (2:46)
1.17 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Lion On The Road Dub (5:04)
1.18 - African Head Charge Presents Bonjo In Africa - Yenko Dub (3:32)
2015 - Drastic Season FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Timbuktu Express (4:37)
1.02 - African Head Charge - I Want Water (6:05)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Bazaar (5:10)
1.04 - African Head Charge - African Hedge Hog (5:38)
1.05 - African Head Charge - Depth Charge (4:06)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Fruit Market (5:03)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Snake In The Hole (5:18)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Many Generations (7:17)
2015 - Drums Of Defiance FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge versus Professor Stretch - Brother Of Reality (6:22)
1.02 - African Head Charge versus Professor Stretch - You Learn (7:18)
1.03 - African Head Charge versus Professor Stretch - The Fullness (6:25)
1.04 - African Head Charge versus Professor Stretch - Drums Of Defiance (7:14)
1.05 - African Head Charge versus Professor Stretch - Hot Pursuit (6:22)
1.06 - African Head Charge versus Professor Stretch - Pacesetter (7:03)
1.07 - African Head Charge versus Professor Stretch - Run Come Chant (6:44)
1.08 - African Head Charge versus Professor Stretch - Blessed Be (6:16)
2015 - In Charge - Live in Japan FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Wicked Kingdom (4:37)
1.02 - African Head Charge - The Race (3:46)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Touch I (5:07)
1.04 - African Head Charge - Ready You Ready (9:07)
1.05 - African Head Charge - Run Come See (7:55)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Rasta Don't Fear (8:52)
2015 - My Life In A Hole In The Ground FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Elastic Dance (3:59)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Family Doctoring (4:21)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Stebeni's Theme (3:35)
1.04 - African Head Charge - The Race (Part 1) (3:37)
1.05 - African Head Charge - Crocodile Shoes (3:13)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Stone Chant (4:16)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Far Away Chant (4:04)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Primal One Drop (3:34)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Hole In The Roof (3:13)
2015 - Off The Beaten Track FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Off The Beaten Track (5:04)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Some Bizarre (5:06)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Belinda (3:41)
1.04 - African Head Charge - Language & Mentality (4:22)
2010 - Off The Beaten Track FLAC
1.04 - African Head Charge - Language & Mentality (4:22)
2015 - Off The Beaten Track FLAC
1.05 - African Head Charge - Throw It Away (3:36)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Conspiring (4:39)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Release The Doctor (3:34)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Down Under Again (3:07)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Over The Sky (3:18)
1.10 - African Head Charge - Good Things (4:06)
2015 - Pride And Joy FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Off The Beaten Track (Live) (2:56)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Conspiring (Dancing To My Own Drums) (Live) (4:21)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Churchical Chant (Live) (4:40)
1.04 - African Head Charge - Language & Mentality (Live) (6:35)
1.05 - African Head Charge - Binghi Dance (Live) (3:16)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Power Chant (Live) (6:47)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Hold Some More (Live) (5:25)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Bits And Pieces (Live) (5:03)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Conspiring (Part 1) (Live) (5:28)
1.10 - African Head Charge - Throw It Away (Live) (5:54)
1.11 - African Head Charge - Don't Fear (Live) (2:24)
2015 - Shrunken Head FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Pursuit (3:57)
1.02 - African Head Charge - You Learn (5:08)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Run Come See (5:20)
1.04 - African Head Charge - Heading To Glory (4:36)
1.05 - African Head Charge - No, We Don't Follow Fashion (5:03)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Who Are You? (4:02)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Language & Mentality (4:22)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Far Away Chant (4:05)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Dinosaurs Lament (4:50)
1.10 - African Head Charge - Dervish Chant (7:48)
1.11 - African Head Charge - Throw It Away (3:37)
1.12 - African Head Charge - Cattle Herders Chant (4:19)
1.13 - African Head Charge - Belinda (3:42)
1.14 - African Head Charge - Stebenis Theme (3:35)
1.15 - African Head Charge - Bazaar (5:11)
1.16 - African Head Charge - I Want Water (6:06)
1.17 - African Head Charge - Free Chant (3:36)
2016 - Return Of The Crocodile FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Makola Market (3:17)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Arrival & Fall Out (4:51)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Conspired (4:45)
1.04 - African Head Charge - Slippery Heel (6:03)
1.05 - African Head Charge - Further Off The Track (3:09)
1.06 - African Head Charge - More Bizarre (7:39)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Doctor Find (4:04)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Low Protein Snack (5:52)
2020 - Akwaaba FLAC
1.01 - African Headcharge - Can't Waste Time (4:20)
1.02 - African Headcharge - Yes I (3:49)
1.03 - African Headcharge - Glory Dawn (4:11)
1.04 - African Headcharge - To Far I Hail (3:43)
1.05 - African Headcharge - More Peace (In The Area) (3:51)
1.06 - African Headcharge - Power of Zion (5:01)
1.07 - African Headcharge - World Peace (4:24)
1.08 - African Headcharge - Cheer Up (3:55)
1.09 - African Headcharge - Walking Thrill (3:51)
1.10 - African Headcharge - All Of The Love (4:51)
1.11 - African Headcharge - Irie Day (4:58)
1.12 - African Headcharge - Live Good (3:39)
1.13 - African Headcharge - Child's Play (3:10)
2020 - Churchical Chant Of The Iyabinghi FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Peace and Happiness (3:13)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Jungle Law (5:02)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Learned (6:22)
1.04 - African Head Charge - One Love, One Heart (Version) (4:08)
1.05 - African Head Charge - Pitched Fever (4:53)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Dervish Dub (4:34)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Dub Some More (4:16)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Disciplined and Dignified (3:18)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Healing Father's Dub (5:29)
1.10 - African Head Charge - Dub for the Spirits (3:15)
2020 - In Pursuit of Shashamane Land FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Heading to Glory (4:35)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Pursuit (3:54)
1.03 - African Head Charge - One Destination (3:34)
1.04 - African Head Charge - No, Don't Follow Fashion (6:15)
1.05 - African Head Charge - Animal Law (5:30)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Learning (6:17)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Fever Pitch (4:55)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Somebody Touch I (3:31)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Fever Pitch (Raw Cut) (4:57)
2015 - In Pursuit Of Shashamane Land FLAC
1.09 - African Head Charge - Mama Shante Garden (3:34)
1.10 - African Head Charge - On The Off Beat (3:17)
2020 - In Pursuit of Shashamane Land FLAC
1.10 - African Head Charge - Pursuit (Underpulse Motion Dj Edit) (5:06)
2015 - In Pursuit Of Shashamane Land FLAC
1.11 - African Head Charge - Fever Pitch (Raw Cut) (4:57)
2020 - In Pursuit of Shashamane Land FLAC
1.11 - African Head Charge - No Don't Follow Fashion (5:50)
2015 - In Pursuit Of Shashamane Land FLAC
1.12 - African Head Charge - No Don't Follow Fashion (5:50)
2020 - In Pursuit of Shashamane Land FLAC
1.12 - African Head Charge - On The Off Beat (3:17)
2015 - In Pursuit Of Shashamane Land FLAC
1.13 - African Head Charge - Kumasee (4:19)
2020 - In Pursuit of Shashamane Land FLAC
1.13 - African Head Charge - Rastaman (5:01)
1.14 - African Head Charge - Run Come See Me (4:19)
1.15 - African Head Charge - Kumasee (4:19)
1.16 - African Head Charge - Mama Shante Garden (3:34)
2020 - Songs Of Praise FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Free Chant (Churchical Chant Of The Iyabinghi) (3:35)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Orderliness, Godliness, Discipline And Dignity (3:21)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Hymn (5:44)
1.04 - African Head Charge - Dervish Chant (7:45)
1.05 - African Head Charge - Hold Some More (6:21)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Healing Father (4:47)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Healing Ceremony (3:53)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Cattle Herders Chant (4:18)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Ethiopian Praises (1:28)
1.10 - African Head Charge - My God (4:14)
1.11 - African Head Charge - Gospel Train (3:04)
1.12 - African Head Charge - Chant For The Spirits (4:09)
1.13 - African Head Charge - God Is Great (4:18)
1.14 - African Head Charge - Deer Spirit Song (2:25)
1.15 - African Head Charge - Full Charge (6:13)
1.16 - African Head Charge - Fullness (5:38)
1.17 - African Head Charge - Special Mix (3:07)
2020 - Vision Of A Psychedelic Africa FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - The Big Country (5:31)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Surfari (4:03)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Positive Thoughts & Mind (4:18)
1.04 - African Head Charge - Unplanned (4:46)
1.05 - African Head Charge - Treatment For A Septic Horn (4:25)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Drumming Is A Language (4:03)
1.07 - African Head Charge - Mr. Whippy Does Djibouti (3:44)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Run Come See (5:20)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Ran Came Saw (3:10)
1.10 - African Head Charge - Blessed Works (4:16)
1.11 - African Head Charge - Work Blessed (4:21)
1.12 - African Head Charge - More Fluid (4:12)
1.13 - African Head Charge - Who Are You? (4:13)
1.14 - African Head Charge - Ready You Ready (4:19)
1.15 - African Head Charge - Ready You Ready Part 2 (3:57)
1.16 - African Head Charge - What Is The Plan? (4:10)
1.17 - African Head Charge - What Is The Plan? (Version) (4:17)
2020 - Voodoo Of The Godsent FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - In "I" Head (4:03)
1.02 - African Head Charge - The Best Way (4:15)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Take Heed…And Smoke Up Your Collyweed (4:17)
1.04 - African Head Charge - Stoned Age Man (3:31)
1.05 - African Head Charge - African Bredda (3:28)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Mysterious Happenings (3:55)
1.07 - African Head Charge - This And That And The Other (3:12)
1.08 - African Head Charge - Undulating (4:25)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Timpanya (3:29)
1.10 - African Head Charge - Badman Plan (3:06)
1.11 - African Head Charge - Dobbyn Joins The Head Charge (2:27)
1.12 - African Head Charge - God Willing (2:10)
1.13 - African Head Charge - Fear Of A Man God (3:26)
2023 - A Trip To Bolgatanga FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - A Bad Attitude (3:42)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Accra Electronica (3:25)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Push Me Pull You (3:49)
1.04 - African Head Charge - I Chant Too (3:57)
1.05 - African Head Charge - Asalatua (3:58)
1.06 - African Head Charge - Passing Clouds (2:56)
1.07 - African Head Charge - I’m A Winner (3:14)
1.08 - African Head Charge - A Trip To Bolgatanga (4:24)
1.09 - African Head Charge - Never Regret A Day (3:38)
1.10 - African Head Charge - Microdosing (3:43)
2016 - Super Mystic Brakes FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Beri Version (6:17)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Realigned Dub (4:25)
1.03 - African Head Charge - The Race (Part 2) (3:50)
2020 - Dub Some More FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Dub Some More (4:16)
2020 - Peace And Happiness FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Peace and Happiness (3:13)
2023 - A Bad Attitude FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - A Bad Attitude (3:42)
1.02 - African Head Charge - Microdosing (3:43)
2023 - Microdosing FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Microdosing (3:43)
2023 - Passing Clouds FLAC
1.01 - African Head Charge - Passing Clouds (2:56)
1.02 - African Head Charge - A Bad Attitude (3:42)
1.03 - African Head Charge - Microdosing (3:43)
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1982 Environmental Studies FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 251.7 MB
1997 Sankofa FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 388.6 MB
2015 Drastic Season FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 266.7 MB
2015 Drums Of Defiance FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 369.3 MB
2015 In Charge - Live in Japan FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 246.4 MB
2015 My Life In A Hole In The Ground FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 202.4 MB
2015 Off The Beaten Track FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 298.7 MB
2015 Pride And Joy - Live FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 330.9 MB
2015 Pride And Joy FLAC 24-44.1.RAR - 598.0 MB
2015 Shrunken Head FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 541.4 MB
2016 Return Of The Crocodile FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 248.3 MB
2020 Akwaaba FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 335.4 MB
2020 Churchical Chant Of The Iyabinghi FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 313.5 MB
2020 In Pursuit of Shashamane Land FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 706.5 MB
2020 Songs Of Praise FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 494.7 MB
2020 Vision Of A Psychedelic Africa FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 434.5 MB
2020 Voodoo Of The Godsent FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 278.0 MB
2023 A Trip To Bolgatanga FLAC 16-44.1.RAR - 216.3 MB
2023 A Trip To Bolgatanga FLAC 24-44.1.RAR - 403.9 MB
African Head Charge Singles+EP.RAR - 377.9 MB
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