Track Listing 1. No Need 2 Run Anymore 2. Feelin' Like 3. Free Soul, A 4. Boat, The 5. Do You? 6. I Know You're A Virgin 7. Droppin' Soulful H2O On The Fiber 8. Reality 9. Jungle, The 10. Basement Music 11. Ya Know 12. Dancin' Beauty 13. Big Bowl Of Life 14. Soldier Boy 15. Last Night
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | EMI | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes Gumbo: Fulani Faluke, Deanna Dawn, Gichi Gamba, Speech.
Editorial Reviews ...offers more of the homespun grooves and Afrocentric sensibilities that graced Arrested Development's monumental debut... Musician (08/01/1993)
3 Stars - Good - ...[Gumbo's] sound is rooted in the street essences of hip-hop, although the overall texture of FIBER is more spiritual and cerebral.... Rolling Stone (10/14/1993)
3.5 Stars - Very Good - ...Sacred is the hip-hop that summons the ancestral spirits of a glorious African heritage....All sixteen tracks boom with tribal drum beats, jazzy swing undertones, and Afro-Cuban conga rhythms that elevate the conscious lyrics... The Source (07/01/1993)
3.5 Stars - Very Good - ...Sacred is the hip-hop that summons the ancestral spirits of a glorious African heritage....All sixteen tracks boom with tribal drum beats, jazzy swing undertones, and Afro-Cuban conga rhythms that elevate the conscious lyrics...Rolling Stone (10/14/93, p.122) - 3 Stars - Good - ...[Gumbo's] sound is rooted in the street essences of hip-hop, although the overall texture of FIBER is more spiritual and cerebral....Musician (8/93, p.88) - ...offers more of the homespun grooves and Afrocentric sensibilities that graced Arrested Development's monumental debut... The Source (07/01/1993)
3.5 Stars - Very Good - ...Sacred is the hip-hop that summons the ancestral spirits of a glorious African heritage....All sixteen tracks boom with tribal drum beats, jazzy swing undertones, and Afro-Cuban conga rhythms that elevate the conscious lyrics...Rolling Stone (10/14/93, p.122) - 3 Stars - Good - ...[Gumbo's] sound is rooted in the street essences of hip-hop, although the overall texture of FIBER is more spiritual and cerebral....Musician (8/93, p.88) - ...offers more of the homespun grooves and Afrocentric sensibilities that graced Arrested Development's monumental debut... The Source (07/01/1993)
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