This number rides on an upbeat Caribbean melody to take you on an adventure to Agadir, a coastal city in Morocco. The constant accompaniment of the guitar riffs in this typical Boney M song help recreate the emotions of the 1925 uprising by the Muslim tribals against the French rulers.‘In the dry winds of summer/ They were sharpening the blades’ sets the tone for the crescendo. However, Liz Mitchell’s soulful and emotive vocals give the track a sense of warmth, not battlefield chaos. Rightly, the melding of the vocals and music tug at the heartstrings. The song’s lyrics aren’t very literal; they carry a more abstract or symbolic sense of adventure.
Frank Farian’s production of this iconic song maintains the lush orchestration and the funky, danceable rhythm that the legendary disco group is famous for.
Ride to Agadir, a part of Boney M’s 1981 album Boonoonoonoos, is the right blend of disco, warfare and storytelling – that wraps you in a groovy cocoon that you can enjoy right from your couch.
