Various - Nigeria Soul Fever - Rare Afro Funk, Disco & Boogie Made in Nigeria in the 70s - 3 LP set w/ download
Various
Nigeria Soul Fever - Rare Afro Funk, Disco & Boogie Made in Nigeria in the 70s
Soul Jazz 344 - a 3 LP set w/ download
Soul Jazz Records’ new Nigeria Soul Fever is their first release to explore the vast wealth of Nigerian music recorded in the 1970s. The new album comes with introductory sleeve-notes by Bill Brewster (author of Last Night A DJ Saved My Life). Packed-full with Afro-Funk, Disco and Boogie all from Nigeria, this triple album set brings together a stunning collection of diverse West African sounds. Whilst a small handful of the artists featured (Joni Haastrup, Tee Mac, Christy Essien) have seen the light of day outside Africa, this is essentially a collection of killer tracks by an array of artists completely unknown outside of Nigeria. Artists such as Don Bruce & The Angels, Akin Richards & The Executives, Angela Starr, Jimmy Sherry & The Music Agents. It’s no surprise that these records are extremely rare and expensive to buy individually so this album will save you going broke trying to find them. These recordings were made at a time when Nigeria’s trade restrictions banned imported records. Whilst new musical trends (such as American soul, funk, disco etc) entered and influenced the country, the local music scene remained just that – local. Consequently, these recordings remain practically unknown to anyone outside of the country. Nigeria Soul Fever is released as triple-album vinyl + download, double-CD digi-pack and digital download. This album follows on from Soul Jazz Records’ 1960s collection Nigeria Freedom Sounds, released last month, and will be followed by the reissue of the incredibly rare and groovy Nigerian 1980 disco boogie funk album Tee Mac’s Night Illusion.
includes:
Free My People - Joni Haastrup
You Can't Change a Man - Christy Essien
Afrikana Disco - Akin Richards & The Executives
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo - Tee Mac
Greetings - Joni Haastrup
Ocheche (Happy Song) - Don Bruce and the ANgels
Get Up and Dance - Benis Cletin
Enoviyin - Colomach
Do the Funkro - Joni Haastrup
Living Everyday - Tee Mac Featuring Marjorie Barnes
Mr Been To - Arakatula
Disco Dancing - Angela Starr
Wake Up Your Mind - Joni Haastrup
Nwaeze - Jimmy Sherry & The Musik Agents
Soul Fever - Benis Cletin
Wake UP Africa - Arakatula
NEW SEALED 3 LP import with download
