Afro Blues – Orlando Julius & His Afro Sounders
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Orlando Julius was a titan of Nigerian Highlife, with a career spanning almost six decades as a saxophonist. He died in 2022. Afro Blues is found on a 7″ vinyl from 1972 and is also available on the compilation “Nigeria Afrobeat Special.”
SJOB Movement – Stone Funk
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“For a moment in the mid-1970s, SJOB Movement were le dernier cri in modern Nigerian music, representing the next step in the evolution of afro rhythms.”
Their album “A Move in the Right Direction” was released in 1976 and contained 5 tracks: Country Love, No One Cares, You Only Live Once, Omo Oloro (To […]
Jambos Express – Mother Africa
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Mother Africa is an EP, released in 1987 by Jambos Express with 4 songs. The Lead Vocals are by Prince Bola Agba, an in-demand session musician, and early and respected exponent of Funk. He’s also known for founding SJOB Movement. […]
10 track album
One Night in Pelican
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“One Night in Pelican” is a compilation that features all the key groups and players of a special time and place. It captures the musical dreams escaping from Soweto’s first nightclub.
Ten seminal tracks journeying through Jazz, Funk, Fusion and Disco, detailing the incredible story and sounds behind the Soweto nightclub during the height of […]
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Peter Solo – Analog Vodoo
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Before Vaudou Game, Peter Solo released in 2013 a solo album named “Analog Vodoo” – where he came back to his Afro-Funk roots…
Born in 1972 in the village of Aného-Glidji-Agbomé, near the Togolese capital of Lomé, Peter Solo spent his youth immersed in the cultural traditions of his country and the Guin-Mina tribe. His […]
Afrobeat Airways 2 – (1974-1983)
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Building on the success of the first installment in 2009, Afrobeat Airways 2 (2013) is a selection of 13 ultra-rare tracks by some of the musical giants who had created a movement that rocked the West African nation throughout the ‘70s: legendary singer K. Frimpong; Nana Ampedu (leader of the mighty African Brothers Band); Gyedu-Blay […]
4 track album
Oneness of Juju – Poo Too
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Plunky & Oneness of Juju is the name of a rhythm & blues-African-jazz-funk band from Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.
The group, originally known as Juju, was founded in San Francisco in 1971 and has continued to evolve for over 30 years, performing and recording with changes in personnel and under different group names, but always led […]
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