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 Rock

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A 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 of tracks A1, a wild party vocal and a perfect percussion and guitar beat, a slow break that reminds me of Cymande is cool A4, African percussion with a dusty sound Poly rhythmic Afro Jazz Suite B1 which is dynamic to the primitive is the best. Great recommendation. Recurrent release of 1994 release. (Chee)…~

Personnel: 
- Kojo Samuels - saxophone, flute, balafon, shekere, vocals 
- G. Charles Fyneah II - bass, percussion, vocals 
- M. Ciaffa Barclay - percussion, congas, vocals 
- Nana B. Johnson “Judas Of Africa” - drums, percussion, congas, vocals 
- Joseph K. Blamo - guitar, shekere, vocals 
- M. Ciaffa Barclay - lead vocals (4) 
- Joseph K. Blamo - lead vocals (5)

Tracklist 
A1 Hey Brother 4:33 
A2 Human Rights 4:14 
A3 Take The Guitar Out 5:12 
A4 Why I Can’t Get No Pay 4:58 
B1 Our Heritage 12:47 
B2 Kapingbdi 5:49 

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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)

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Recorded 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 emotionally charged. “Jealousy” is a light jam with exciting, pulsating bass drum kicks; it is followed by the more earnest “Hustler,” whose riff closely resembles Fela’s “Don’t Worry About My Mouth O (African Message).” “Progress” opens the second album with an intense groove and an emphatic cry for progress, which is balanced by the dark yet perky “Afro Disco Beat.” Probably, most listeners will eventually view this music as little more than an interesting supplement to Fela’s catalog, but it certainly stands on its own merits…..by Jim Smith….~

Africa ‘70 - Fela Kuti’s band - back genius drummer Tony Allen on a couple of instrumental solo tracks. Unsurprisingly the result sounds very much like Fela Kuti but without Fela singing. It’s very much in the afro-funk style rather than Afro-Beat. 
The best of Fela’s output should, of course, be your first stop but this is well worth investigating once you’ve exhausted his top-ranking releases. …blowout ….~

Jealousy’ is according to many still the highlight of the legendary drummer’s 4 solo-albums featuring 2 afro-beat gems 'jealousy’ & 'hustler’. 
'jealousy’ is the first of the 3 solo albums by tony allen produced by fela kuti. in 1975 tony allen, the band-leader of afrika 70, got an opportunity to rehearse his compositions together with rest of the afrika 70. this ended up in his first record which was initially released on the private imprint soundworkshop records. part of the tony allen reissue series on kindred spirits, featuring remastered versions & original restored artwork. a must for afro-beat fans around the globe…..~
We are proud to announce the third release of the Tony Allen & Africa 70 (Disco Afro Series): featuring remastered original versions of “Jealousy” and remixes produced by Loya (Reunion Island). 

Multi-instrumentalist, initially playing jazz as well as African music, Sébastien Lejeune discovered electronic music when he was living in mainland France. This was the golden age of Warp Records figureheads IDM who had a huge effect on him, in particular the naïve melodies of Plaid and Boards from Canada. During a trip back to his homeland Sébastien became Loya. From that moment on, he started to mix Réunion maloya, Mauritian séga and Indian music with footwork tempo. He blends traditional maloya drums, beatboxes and synths, harmonizing the powerful vocals of Indian Ocean Island singers. 

“Tony Allen Afrobeat groove inspired me a lot to create the patterns with my drums machines which is the basic of my production work. The Indian Ocean Rhythms formerly coming from Africa recover the true sense on this beats.” 

In 1975, Tony Allen recorded his debut album, Jealousy, the first of three made with Afrika 70 and produced by Fela Kuti. Jealousy is according to many still the highlight of his 4 solo-albums, featuring 2 afro-beat gems “Jealousy” and “Hustler”. Recorded at Decca’s 16 track Abule-Oja studio in Lagos, Nigeria. Originally released on Soundworkshop Records in 1975….~

Credits 

Drums – Tony Allen (tracks: A) 
Piano – Fela Kuti (tracks: A) 
Saxophone – Fela Kuti (tracks: A) 
Songwriter – Shina Abiodun (tracks: A)

Tracklist 
A Jealousy
B Hustler 

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

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

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“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 performances made him very popular in Ghana and neighboring Ivory Coast. F. Kenya moved to the Ivory Coast in the early 80′s and did a number of LP’s including the great LP’s Powerhouse Vol 1 and Vol 2. A few F. Kenya tracks have appeared in the Gun and Guitar compilations Vol 1 and 2 put out by John Booker, but nothing else has been available in the West. The song Ngaluka Ngaluka is from a 1977 Essiebon release of the same name. His nephew is the famous Cote de Voire musician Meiway….~

The music of F. Kenya is (in my humble opinion) some of the most stunning Ghanaian highlife ever recorded, music with a unique sound characterized by deep Akan harmonies, sweet organs, and heartbreakingly beautiful vocals. The Power House, released on Essiebons in 1975, is Francis Kenya’s first full length record. Like Kenya’s other work, these songs are beautifully arranged, with rich musical textures that feature an interplay between interlocking guitar parts and organ lines. In addition, these songs are unique in that they are sung in Nzema (Kenya’s own language) rather than the dominant Asante Twi (generally the language of highlife). The Nzema are an Akan ethnic group found on both sides of the Southern Ghana/Côte d'Ivoire border. As in the context of other African countries, boundaries imposed by European colonizers frequently divided ethnically similar groups across arbitrary national borders….~

Tracklist 
A1 Ewule Ama Mandobe 3:55 
A2 Benwonyia 3:30 
A3 Nzema Kotoko 4:42 
A4 Aya Bomo 3:14 
B1 Bodeba 4:10 
B2 Mewu A Bezume 4:15 
B3 Woahonl 2:55 
B4 Ada Melangoa 4:06 

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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,Afrofunk

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“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 company create a sinuous, infectious, funky sound that once heard can’t be forgotten. Despite having been created nearly 35 years ago, this fusion of James Brown and Fela-inspired rhythms with more traditional Ghanaian Highlife still sounds stunningly fresh today. Tattered original copies of the LP trade hands for hundreds of dollars.”

Tracklist 
A1 Aboagyewaa 11:32 
A2 Ohene A Oda Apakan Mu 6:10 
B1 Abrabo 7:16 
B2 Acheampomaa 6:48 

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

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

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Originally 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 used at the EMI studio and played in multiple recordings that Iruoje produced throughout the era 
This extremely scarce and obscure record features amongst others Ignace de Souza of the Black Santiagos from the city of Cotonou, Benin and Jonni Wood from the band SJOB movement. 
Lilting, laid-back, solid, soul-funk grooves and beautiful horn arrangements with synth effects combine for a unique sound but one that is unmistakably from the sound forge of Odion Iruoje and his two front-line studio engineers Emmanuel Odenusi and Kayode Salami. The album is licensed directly from Broderick Majuwa (hailing originally from the Delta region of central southern Nigeria) who played with many bands in the 1970s: starting out with The Severe 7 (a Santana-influenced rock band from Benin City) followed by The Thermometers with Emma Dorgu who cut one 45 for Afrodisia records. Later on he had stints with more famous Nigerian artists Ebenezer Obey and Bongos Ikwue amongst others. The LP is released again after 35 years and strictly limited to only 1000 vinyl copies….~

Vinyl LP repressing. Originally 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 used at the EMI studio and played in multiple recordings that Iruoje produced throughout the era. This extremely scarce and obscure record features amongst others Ignace de Souza of the Black Santiagos from the city of Cotonou, Benin and Jonni Wood from the band SJOB movement. Lilting, laid-back, solid, Soul-Funk grooves and beautiful horn arrangements with synth effects combine for a unique sound but one that is unmistakably from the sound forge of Odion Iruoje and his two front-line studio engineers Emmanuel Odenusi and Kayode Salami…..~

Tracklist 
A1 Hungry Man
A2 I Wish You Know
A3 A Big Mess
B1 Peaceable World
B2 Tomorrow We Can’t Say
B3 Think About It 

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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 Soul

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Tala AM (or Tala Andre Marie to give him his full and proper name) was born in Bandjoun in Cameroun in 1950. Talas life initially wasn’t easy, he becomes blind at an early age and has lost both his mother and father by the age of 12. He then went on to make his first guitar by hand and form his first band “The Rock Boys” by the age of 17. Shortly after he meets the powerhouse of Camerounian music at the time Manu Dibango, a pivotal moment. With help, he re-locates to Paris and signs a contract with Fiesta Records. The first fruit of those labours is his debut album “Hot Koki”. 

The lead track (and highlight of this compilation) is “Hot Koki” it is a powerhouse of funk guitar, soul and infectious afro rhythms. Fast forward to 1974 and the famous “Rumble In The Jungle” fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. The story goes a little something like this… At an accompanying musical event we find James Brown and Tala AM. JB Hears Hot Koki and creates a remarkably similar sounding track “The Hustle” (check it out side by side if you have the time). Tala sued.. and won. 

Fast forward another 40 years. Time to take a look back on the funkier moments of Tala. This is not a “best of” Tala, that has already been done. Want to get into Tala’s famous Tchamassi sound or do some “bend skin” beats… well check out the other compilations. Here at Africa Seven (and in this case) we are headed for destination funk. The musical topic inevitably leads us to the 70’s and we borrow our super slick source material mainly from the albums Tala made for Fiesta Records from 1973 to 1978. 

We open up the bombastic brass, swinging basslines and all out groove of Hot Koki (well after a little intro ditty gem). Then its on to the one of the highlights of “Arabia” album “Black Gold”. This track swoons groove. Layers of picked and choppy guitar and on point drumming. “Sugar Lump” is next which sticks to the formula of the previous track but adds in catchy vocals. 

Mining into the cave of delights that is the 1978 “Black Woman” album we then follow up with the driving afro beat grooves and stabby brass of “Gotam” and the boogie flowing grooves of “Black Woman” and the frenetic and driving grooves of “Ma Ka La”. We round things off with the stabby clavi-funk of “Nom Te Ma” and the ultimate groovy funk-riff closer (and ear worm) Tcham Tcham. 

So there you some slices of pure funk from a master. Tala’s role of awards and achievements is long and impressive (check his Wikipedia), Knight of Valour of Cameroun, SACEM awards and his opening of a music school in Douala… However.. we feel these musical masterpieces are right up there with his finest achievements.. A true man of music. …~

Tracklist 
A1 Hot Koki 5:10 
A2 Qui Peut Y Croire 4:30 
A3 Na Mala Ebolo 2:50 
A4 Drôle D'histoire 5:45 
A5 Lekop 3:45 
B1 Odoya 4:30 
B2 Sikati 3:12 
B3 Otiha 3:10 
B4 Metalac 3:07 
B5 Pardonne-Moi 3:20 

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Sonny Okosuns “Ozidizm” 1972 Nigeria Afrobeat,Afro Funk

Sonny Okosuns “Ozidizm” 1972 Nigeria Afrobeat,Afro Funk

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Sonny 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 in the design Section of NBC/TV. Lagos. In 1969, he joined Victor Uwaifo'band as second guitarist. In the same year, he attended the 1st All African Cultural Arts Festival in Algeria. In 1970, ha acted in a films shot in London entitled “The Cinemas of Ramond Fark” or “Mau Mau Strike at down.” 
In 1971, he formed his first professional band called Paperback Ltd. which later disbanded to form OZZIDI. 
This is Sonny Okosun’s first album called OZIDIZM containing the music of the ancient Ishan Folklore re-orientated….~

Credits 

Backing Band – Sonny Okosun’s Ozziddi* 
Bass Guitar – Hima Ottay 
Chorus, Lead Guitar – Dan Ian 
Chorus, Organ – Perry Ekocha* 
Chorus, Percussion – Nelson Tackie 
Congas – Patrick Oziegbe 
Drums – Mosco Egbe* 
Lead Guitar – Beckley Jones* 
Rhythm Guitar – Spark Abiloye 
Saxophone – Odili Igabor 

Tracklist 
A1 Adesua 6:04 
A2 Help 4:02 
A3 My Ancestors 5:36 
B1 Ozidism “Moina” 5:02 
B2 Don’t Cry 4:46 
B3 Chinelo 3:27 
B4 O’ Jesu 5:08 

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