Kapingbdi “Hey Brother” 1980 Liberia Afro Funk,Afro Jazz,Afro Beat,Jazz Rock

Kapingbdi “Hey Brother” 1980 Liberia  Afro Funk,Afro Jazz,Afro Beat,Jazz Rockfull vkhttps://vk.com/wall312142499_10767A masterpiece first album released in 1980 by the group Kapingbdi of West Africa-Liberia Republic, centered around E. Kojo Samuels. The 2nd “Do not Escape” announced the following year is also the best, but this is also a masterpiece that developed primitive and groovy Afro Jazz / Afro Funk. Afro · Beat · Manor’s track runs full...

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Tony Allen Hits With The Africa 70 “Jealousy” 1975 Nigeria Afrobeat,Afrojazz (feat Fela Kuti)

Tony Allen Hits With The Africa 70 “Jealousy” 1975 Nigeria Afrobeat,Afrojazz (feat Fela Kuti)full vkhttps://vk.com/wall312142499_10679Recorded in 1975 and 1977, Jealousy and Progress were the first two records Tony Allen released under his own name. He served as composer and arranger, with Fela producing and sharing arrangement credits. Although Fela’s presence (on sax and occasional vocals) lends some potency to the music, in general it is not very...

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F. Kenya “Power House Vol. 2” 1976 Ghana Afrobeat,Afrofunk

F. Kenya “Power House Vol. 2” 1976 Ghana Afrobeat,Afrofunkfull vkhttps://vk.com/wall312142499_10591“F. Kenya was born in the Ghanaian town of Asima in the Eastern Nzema District. Trained as a goldsmith, he started singing in the mid 60′s with the Ahamanos band and later joined Kaikaiku’s No. 1 band before going out his own in the late 70′s. He was one of the first popular singers to sing in his native Nzema language and the energy in his vocals and...

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K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas “K. Frimpong Backed By Vis-A-Vis” 1978 Ghana Afrobeat,Afrofunk

K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas “K. Frimpong Backed By Vis-A-Vis” 1978  ultra rare Ghana Afrobeat,Afrofunkfull vkhttps://vk.com/wall312142499_10590“The second of K. Frimpong’s two self-titled albums released during Ghana’s music explosion of the 1970s, this 1977 set is a celebratory and powerful follow up to the album that made the group famous. Backed by the mighty Vis A Vis band (here renamed the Cubano Fiestas) Alhaji K. Frimpong and...

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Keyboard “Hungry Man” 1978 Nigeria Afro Beat,Afro Funk

Keyboard “Hungry Man” 1978 Nigeria Afro Beat,Afro Funkfull vkhttps://vk.com/wall312142499_10592full bandcamphttps://soundwayrecords.bandcamp.com/album/hungry-manfull spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/album/32Xo0s90lmCALrOwGKeCvOOriginally recorded for the EMI Nigeria label and produced by legendary producer Odion Iruoje ‘Keyboard’ was a one-off studio project formed by Brodricks Majuwa and Isaac Digha from circa 1978. These two session men were often...

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Tala André Marie "Hot Kok"i 1975 Cameroon Afrobeat,Afro Funk,Afro Soul

Tala André Marie  "Hot Kok"i 1975 Cameroon Afrobeat,Afro Funk,Afro Soulfull vkhttps://vk.com/wall-59990730_280https://vk.com/wall-35890752_1177https://vk.com/wall-59990730_280bandcamphttps://talaam.bandcamp.com/album/african-funk-experimentals-1975-to-1978spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/user/12123505297/playlist/0eNz9zIyMrdV4W2v5oAk8ATala AM (or Tala Andre Marie to give him his full and proper name) was born in Bandjoun in Cameroun in 1950....

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Sonny Okosuns “Ozidizm” 1972 Nigeria Afrobeat,Afro Funk

Sonny Okosuns “Ozidizm” 1972 Nigeria Afrobeat,Afro Funkfull vkhttps://vk.com/wall312142499_10584Sonny Okosuns was born on 1st January 1947 in Enugu. He entered showbiz in 1964 as a sole actor/singer In 1965, he attended the 1st Commonwealth Arts Festival in Great Britain. In 1966, Sonny attended the first All-Negroes Arts Festival in Dakar, Senegal. Later the same year, he formed his first amateur group The Postmen in Enugu. In 1968, he worked...

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