| 82 | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Just a Band |
| Cover: | Just a band 82.jpg |
| Released: | October 2, 2009 (Kenya) |
| Recorded: | 2008–2009 |
| Genre: | House, disco, hip hop, electronica |
| Length: | 55:59 |
| Producer: | Just a Band |
| Prev Title: | Scratch to Reveal |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Sorry for the Delay |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
82 is the second studio album by the Kenyan house/funk trio Just a Band, released in 2009 following their debut release Scratch to Reveal. Just A Band signed a US licensing deal with Akwaaba Music, who re-released 82 on February 23, 2010.[1]
Just a Band released the music video for the first single from the album, "Usinibore" on July 4, 2009. The video – created by the band themselves – helped land the single in the We Are Hunted charts, peaking at number three on November 11, 2009.
82 was released on October 2, 2009, at a pre-launch release party.[2] Compared with the trio's previous release, Scratch to Reveal, 82 is 12 minutes, 9 seconds longer and contains 13 tracks and 1 hidden track. The playlist features fewer guest artists (Bien Baraza, Juliani and Wambura Mitaru), and the trio have undertaken greater singing roles themselves.[3]
The band released the video for their second single from the album "Ha-He" on Wednesday 17 March 2010. The video is a spoof of blaxploitation films, featuring a protagonist named "Makmende". The video subsequently became popular, and has been described as "Kenya’s first viral internet meme".[4] The band were featured on CNN, The Wall Street Journal and Fast Company as a result.[5]
Reviews for the album were strongly positive; Exclaim! described it as resplendent in its cool tones and chilled vocals and very distinctive, regardless of its origin,[6] and The Huffington Post described the album as the sign of a generational shift.[7]
| Just a Band | Vocals, Instrumentation |
| Juliani | Vocals |
| Wambura Mitaru | Vocals |
| Bien Baraza | Vocals |
| Njoki Ngumi | Vocals |
| Tina Nduba | Vocals |
| Executive producers | Just a Band | |
| Mixing | Just A Band, Eric Musyoka | |
| Instrumentation | Just A Band, David Gitoho, Eric Musyoka | |
| Album Art/Package Design | Jim Chuchu |