Afro-Left

"Afro-Left"
CD single cover
Single by Leftfield featuring Djum Djum
from the album Leftism
Released	24 July 1995
Format	12"/CD
Recorded	Rollover Studios, London
Genre	Techno, progressive house[1]
Length	7:32
Label	Hard Hands/Chrysalis
Writer(s)	Neil Barnes, Paul Daley, Neil Cole
Producer(s)	Leftfield
Leftfield featuring Djum Djum singles chronology
"Original" (1995) "Afro-Left" (1995) "Release the Pressure" (1996)

"Afro-Left" is a song by Leftfield, released as their seventh single. The song was released on 12", CD and cassette on 24 July 1995. It featured Neil Cole (as Djum Djum) on vocals, and it was rumoured that the lyrics were in an unspecified African language; it was later revealed that they were simply gibberish, or "Djum Djum talk".^[2] The song reached #22 in the UK charts.

The B-side "Afro Ride", a remix of "Afro-Left", was used in the 1995 game wipE'out".^[3]

Track listing

CD

1. Afro Left 7:32
2. Afro Ride 9:10
3. Afro Sol 6:02
4. Afro Central 7:43

Australian CD

1. Afro Left (Edit) 4:43
2. Afro Left 7:32
3. Afro Ride 9:10
4. Afro Sol 6:02
5. Afro Central 7:43

12" #1

1. Afro Ride 9:10
2. Afro Sol 6:02
3. Afro Central 7:43

12" #2

1. Afro Left 7:32
2. Afro Ride 9:10
3. Afro Sol 6:02

References

1. Cinquemani, Sal (2 November 2002). "Leftfield - Leftism". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
2. "Djum Djum Biog". Leftfield Online. Retrieved 2006-11-05.
3. "Wipeout". Maximum: The Video Game Magazine. Emap International Limited (1): 6–19. October 1995.