The cheese factor is acceptable and doesn’t go over the top. The video may leave a little to be desired and in any another circumstance may detract from the scoring, but I have “bought in” to Apache Indian from the get go and fully appreciate his diverse and fresh approach. It appears that our Banghramuffin boy from Birmingham has been influenced by Shaggy on this one deep, gravelly voice with a slightly slower tempo compared to Apache’s usual velocity. So, Apache Indian shows up again on the Neggae Hot 90 with an absolute diamond. Score:a payday 7– now go and have a lie down Steven.
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If Apache came up with that himself I’m impressed, as are Nando’s – the turn of phrase is currently advertised all over the windows of the Woking branch. And finally, “boom-shak-a-lak” – what a catchphrase! Sounds Jamaicanish… Quite similar too Booyakasha as pedalled by Ali G years later. Apache Indian’s dancehall growl is great no modal Indian vocalisms on this track – we are firmly at the reggae end of the Banghramuffin Sliding Scale. The bassline and beats huge – when you hear this in a club you know about it. The song would also be improved by a middle eight of some sort the whole ‘ Carolina come bubble ‘pon me’is the pop magic that has Shaggy sitting at number 2 in the Neggae Hot 90.īut there are some great moment here too. And the guitar solo is unnecessary as far as I can see all it does is make the song four minutes long rather than three. Even sampled horns would have sounded better.
I can’t stand the flangey keyboard horn effect he’s used AGAIN instead of a real horn section. I wish a bit more care was taken over some of the production. This probably saved Apache a few quid in royalty payouts, and bearing in mind the song has since been used in over 70 adverts will have hopefully repaid him handsomely. It’s doesn’t cleverly sample an old bluebeat record, rather just riffs around on the standard 12-bar blues. Same boing noise, same backing vox, same piano chords. And good for him.īy and large, Boom-shak-a-lak is a replica of Oh Carolina. That changed with Boom-shak-a-lak, and I imagine it shifted enough units to clear not only his mortgage, but his Mum and Dad’s too. His lyrics were rich with knowledge and humour, and his loyal fanbase ensured he charted but never troubled the top ten. As I’ve said before in this blog, this was ahead of it’s time and the likes of Punjabi MC, Timbaland and DJ Quik clearly owe Steve Kapur some props. Up until Boom-Shak-a-lak, his music was a fine blend of I and I and Mumbai, with traditional Indian instruments being complimented with Western black beats. In this post, we are going to concentrate on the money track on the Nuff Vibes EP, the one you saw for weeks on end on The Chart Show – Boom-shak-a-lak.Īpache had put the hours in for the Neggae cause so was due a payday. And to top it off, with this effort he released a 4 track EP! We will not see him for another two Neggae years on this blog he literally neggaed himself out, the poor sod. Apache Indian was firing on all cylinders by this point, with an EltonJohnesque 4 singles released in 9 months.
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