VA - Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz-Funk In 1970s Nigeria (2008)

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Artist: VA
Title: Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz-Funk In 1970s Nigeria
Year Of Release: 2008
Label: Soundway [SNDWCD011]
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Funk, Afrobeat
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 68:37
Total Size: 460 MB(+3%) | 162 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

01. Ofege - Adieu [Instrumental] (4:12)
02. Action 13 - More Bread To The People (3:10)
03. Hygrades - In The Jungle [Instrumental Version] (3:08)
04. The Wings- Odenigbo (3:49)
05. Ofo & The Black Company - Eniaro [Igbo] (6:09)
06. The Elcados - Ku Mi Da Hankan [Hausa] (5:06)
07. Mono Mono - Kenimania [Instrumental] (4:37)
08. Tabukah 'X' - Finger Toe [English] (5:24)
09. Funkees - Acid Rock [Instrumental] (2:54)
10. Colomach - Cotocun Gba Gounke (2:54)
11. Kologbo, Joe King & His Black Sound - Another Man's Thing [English] (4:09)
12. Question Mark - Freaking Out [English] (4:08)
13. Original Wings - Igba Alusi [Igbo] (7:02)
14. Tunji Oyelana - Omoba d'Eru Ri [Yoruba] (5:46)
15. BLO - Chant To Mother Earth [English] (6:01)

VA - Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz-Funk In 1970s Nigeria (2008)

It might seem hard to imagine Nigeria as a country that produced convincing psychedelic rock in the 1970s, but the evidence is right here. Fifteen tracks that stand out against the best garage psych to come out of America or England -- although just a decade later. In fact in some ways it's even better, because of the polyrhythmic percussion on each track that gives it a swing rather than the leaden beat that sometimes weighs down Western psychedelia. The linchpin was Cream's Ginger Baker, who used Nigerian musicians in his Airforce group and exposed them to this music, which they disseminated when they returned home. But the Nigerians certainly lapped it up, and there's a wonderful wildness to this, with funky Hammond organs and guitar solos that owe more than a passing debt to Carlos Santana. Kudos to Miles Cleret who put this together with scholarship and joy, and included the biggest names like BLO and Mono Mono. A warning, though: this is dangerously addictive, one of those pleasures that you'll repeat often! The booklet puts it all in context, but the music, ultimately, speaks for itself.~Chris Nickson

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