GERALDO PINO & THE HEARTBEATS
2020. This classic 1974 Afro-funk delivery (originally on EMI Nigeria) gets a welcome reissue. It's no exaggeration to say that Geraldo Pino and his band the Heartbeats kickstarted the whole soul/funk/Afrobeat scene..
PINO GERALDO
2016. When Geraldo Pino rolled into town from Sierra Leone with his Heartbeats, Nigeria had never seen anything quite like them. Slick, tight and playing the latest James Brown-style funk on the very expensive equip..
MANSION
2017. Here's a reissue of a great Afro-funk/rock album with psychedelic leanings by a fine Nigerian band. 'Devil Woman' was originally released by Clover Sound in 1976.
XTASY
2016. Recorded in the USA, 'E Je Ka Jo' is the only record released by Nigerian brother and sister act Xtasy. It is also a stone cold, boogie classic and remains one of the most sought-after records of its type in t..
JOE KEMFA
2016. Here's a reissue of a fine funk/soul/disco LP from Nigeria. The album was originally released by Afrodisia Records in 1978. Hailing from Warra in Nigeria's Delta region, Joe Kemfa made his name with The Junker..
FRIIMEN MUSIK COMPANY
2016. By the mid 1970s in Nigeria, the Biafran War was a distant memory and the music scene in the eastern city of Aba was booming again. Bands such as The Funkees, The Wings and The Apostles grabbed the headlines, ..
GODDY OKU
2016. Between producing countless albums, Goddy Oku (known as the Eastern Nigerian music scene's Mr Fixit) used his DIY skills and studio acumen to record 'One More Chance', a wonky, synth driven masterpiece that is..
ELCADOS
2016. On vinyl, this is a reissue of the 1979 album by Nigerian band Elcados. The group released two rock-oriented albums in the mid '70s before hitting an appealing disco/reggae groove on 'Whatever You Need'...
FUNKEES
2017. Reissue of Nigerian psychedelic rock/funk album, originally released by Amba in 1974. This version comes with the French girlie cover. It was released under the title 'Afro Funk Music' by the Soul Posters labe..
ALEKE KANONU
2016. After spending much of the '70s humping his congos around New York as a session musician, Nigerian Aleke Kanonu pulled in some favours to record an album of his own. The result was 'Aleke' (1980), a criminally..
S. JOB ORGANIZATION
2016. Previously known as SJOB Movement (the name was an acronym representing the members Samuel Spark Abiloye, Johnnie Woode Olimah, Ehima Blackie Ottah and Prince Bolarinwa Agba), S.JOB Organization released this ..
STORMMERS
2016. The Stormmers was a group led by Renny Pearl, former bandleader and bass player with Aktion (The Aktions/Aktion 13), an Afro funk band from Warri, Nigeria that burned brightly and briefly in the mid-'70s. W..
RAY CAMACHO BAND
2016. A reissue of an excellent yet underrated soul/funk/disco album from the US, originally issued in 1979. Bass guitar, regular drums and percussions weave a tight web of rhythm patterns that capture your body ri..
STEVE BLACK
2016. A reissue of the 1979 Afro-funk LP by a dynamic artist from Nigeria, originally issued by the well know Afrodisia label. 'Village Boogie!' really deserves the status of a legendary rarity and holy grail for ..
MARY AFI USUAH
2016. Mary Afi Usuah trained as an a opera singer at the prestigious St. Cecilia Academy in Rome and spent 13 years touring Europe with artists like Duke Ellington and Deep Purple. She matched vocal chops with Rober..
ALEKE KANONU MEETS TOLBERT THE..
2016. Towards the end of the '70s, Nigerian psychrock legends BLO developed towards disco, which of course was the hot style of the day. This is a reissue of a 12-inch from the early '80s, shacasing BLO's own sophis..
ROBO ARIGO & HIS KONASTONE MAJ..
2017. As a founding member of Pogo Ltd, Robo Arigo played bass, guitar and organ on both of that band's albums. And on his own 'Sexy Thing' he even played the cowbell. However, listening to this record it's pretty c..
APOSTLES
2016. The Apostles were disciples of a heavy kind of psychedelic soul/rock fusion. After The Funkees left for London, they stepped into the breach to become the champions of East Nigeria's flourishing post-war music..
SAHARA ALL STAR BAND JOS
2016. Based in the Havana Nightclub, in the central plateau town of Jos, the Sahara All Stars Of Jos weren't part of the Lagos scene or the one in the east. Their leader, Dan Satch Ayo, had played with Dr. Sir Warri..
JAKE SOLLO
2021. In 1977 Jake Sollo returned to Nigeria to record his first solo album 'Coming Home'. His long-term band The Funkees had imploded in London and his big break with the Afro super band Osibisa was cut short when ..
STEVE BLACK
2016. A reissue of the 1979 Afro-funk LP by a dynamic artist from Nigeria, originally issued by the well know Afrodisia label. 'Village Boogie!' really deserves the status of a legendary rarity and holy grail for f..
HEADS FUNK BAND
2016. What we have here is uncut, well crafted Afro-funk. Though Heads Funk Band shared members with Akwassa, the two groups co-existed simultaneously, with Felix Day (Feladey) on guitar and Eddie Offeyi on drums..
AHMED FAKROUN
2016. The Arab world back in the 70s and 80s gave us quite a few very interesting rock and pop acts. Ahmed Fakroun from Libya was one of them. Here we have his 1983 album whose title means 'Words Of Love' in English..
AIGBE LEBARTY
2016. In 1979, long-time Highlife veteran Aigbe Lebarty decided to try his hand at high-energy disco funk. Checking the Lebartone Aces at the door, he borrowed the Sex Bombers from Prince Omo Lawal-Osula and crea..
EJI OYEWOLE
2016. A bona-fide Nigerian prince and probably the only musician to have ever played with Fela Kuti, Miles Davis and Bob Marley, Eji Oyewole combined African Highlife with western jazz to create a hybrid so that was..
IGNA IGWEBUIKE (I.G.)
2016. Here's a cool reissue of a steaming 1980 funk/soul/disco delivery from Nigerian artist Ignatius 'Igna' Igwebuike (I.G.). A big funky slice of Nigerian cowboy disco magic, 'Bomp' was I.G.'s only album. It's a s..
BETA YAMA GROUP
2016. It's hard to get a handle on Nigerian musicians Nash Dodoo, Charlie Cuul and Jonas Caulley. In 1980 they released an album of face-melting gospel boogie as the BML chapels. And in the same year, calling themse..
ROCK TOWN EXPRESS
2016. What we have here is a reissue of a truly exciting Afrobeat and psych-funk album from Nigeria. This self-titled work by Rock Town Express was originally released in 1977 by Awoko Records. There was a time in..
AMAS
2016. For all ya Afro freaks out there, here's a reissue of a highly rated 1981 Afrofunk LP from Nigerian artist Amas. 'Grill' originally appeared on the Phonodisk label. Articulate, cultured and classy, Gbubemi Ama..
PAT THOMAS & EBO TAYLOR
2016. . . . And high lifes celebration' - originally released by pan african records in 1980, this collaborational album between two giants of african popular music now ..