Duck Rock  

From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia

"Buffalo Gals" (c. 1840), covered by Malcolm McLaren on his 1983 album Duck Rock, which mixed up influences from Africa and America, including hip-hop. The album proved to be highly influential in bringing hip-hop to a wider audience in the UK. Two of the singles from the album ("Buffalo Gals" and "Double Dutch") became major chart hits on both sides of the Atlantic.

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In 1983 British impresario Malcolm McLaren released Duck Rock, an album which mixed up influences from Africa and America, including hip-hop. The album proved to be highly influential in bringing hip-hop to a wider audience in the UK. Two of the singles from the album ("Buffalo Gals" and "Double Dutch") became major chart hits on both sides of the Atlantic.

Guest musicians featured on this album include Trevor Horn, Anne Dudley, J. J. Jeczalik. Side recordings that these three artists did in-between Duck Rock takes would eventually become the first album for Art of Noise. Clips of the World's Famous Supreme Team radio show appear between songs.

Track listing

1. "Obatala" – 4:17
2. "Buffalo Gals" – 4:22
3. "Double Dutch" – 5:53
4. "El San Juanera" - 1:56
5. "Merengue" – 3:52
6. "Punk It Up" – 4:11
7. "Legba" – 4:03
8. "Jive My Baby" – 5:35
9. "Song For Chango" – 2:49
10. "Soweto" – 3:53
11. "World's Famous" – 1:41
12. "Duck For The Oyster" – 2:57