I've put this under progressive rock, but it's not a tight fit. There are movements of this that definitely fit. There are others that have a real folk prog vibe. Beyond that, the general mixing of elements from different types of music, makes this progressive music. Whether you agree with that or not, though, you will find something special here. This is music that is outside of the mainstream, but somehow works within the mainstream. It's often quite evocative and powerful. It can be both soaring and grounding. It's just a great ride.

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A cool electronic introduction gives way to a piece that has both a pop styled sound and a modern prog element. The vocal performance is evocative and potent. It gets more of an energized and driving motif as it drives forward.

I love the cool bass groove at the start of this. The cut has a lot of jazz in the mix as it starts. The vocal line (Walter Koga) at the start (and at other points along this ride) brings more of a world music and reggae thing. As the song proper vocal section kicks in, this takes a killer modern prog vein that's informed by both the jazz and world and reggae elements. There is a bit of a prog Police (I guess that makes sense given the title) vibe to it in a lot of ways. This is a real powerhouse and one of the highlights  of the set.

This tune is very much a folk song. It's a classy cut. The choruses have more layers of sound, but it is augmentation rather than replacement of the musical concepts. There are some proggy elements built into it, though.

The singer from "Afande" (Walter Koga) returns here, bringing some killer world music with him. Yet, this is decidedly prog rock based. It has some jazz elements along with dramatic prog and powerful world textures. It's a classy cut. Interestingly there are some parts of this that make me think of Peter Gabriel quite a bit. The powerful movement later in the track brings the prog rock fully to the fore, too.