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Nigeria Disco Funk Special - The Soft Sound Of The Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974 - 1979 (2008)
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Length:  52:13
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 Take Your Soul    7:09
      2.  
      		 Will Of the People    5:49
      3.  
      		 Lagos City    3:49
      4.  
      		 Greetings    6:14
      5.  
      		 You've Gotta Help Yourself    4:11
      6.  
      		 Some More    7:10
      7.  
      		 Mota Ginya    7:01
      8.  
      		 Ijere    4:01
      9.  
      		 Love Affair    6:47
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      NIGERIA DISCO FUNK SPECIAL: Sound of the Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-1979


      Soundway Records
      Release Date Apr 01, 2008
      Mono/Stereo Stereo
      Producer Miles Cleret (Compilation)


      From CD Universe
      Nigerian music is known for its polyglot character, a fact that is exemplified by its native juju and highlife--a perfect storm of indigenous music traditions bolstered by Western technology. Lesser-known are Nigerian attempts to adopt Western ... Full Descriptionmusic trends wholesale, as with the exquisitely rare disco and funk groups compiled for NIGERIA DISCO FUNK SPECIAL: THE SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND LAGOS DANCEFLOOR 1974-1979. Taking obvious cues from stateside horn-driven funk ensembles like B.T. Express, Ohio Players and the J.B.'s, the propulsive dancefloor beats are punctuated by horn blasts and the scratchy, repetitive insistence of rhythm guitars--a sound with distinctive echoes of the ringing melodicism of highlife guitar sections. Highlights on this funky slice of Afro-disco include: Asikos's "Lagos City," an energetic blast of African brass, and Dr. Adolf Ahanotu's "Ijere," a slick, overdriven funk number done in a distinctly Nigerian style.

      Nigerian musicians adopt '70s funk and disco in this collection of rarities.Uncut (p.103) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The Afrobeat thunder is still strong on NIGERIA DISCO FUNK SPECIAL....T-Fire could be the Lagos branch of Clinton's P-Funk family."


      Track Listing

      1. Take Your Soul - The Sahara All Stars
      2. Will of the People - T-Fire
      3. Lagos City - Asiko Rock Group
      4. Greetings - Johnny Haastrup
      5. You've Gotta Help Yourself - The Groovies/Bongos Ikwue
      6. Some More - Jay U Experience
      7. Mota Ginya - Voices of Darkness
      8. Ijere - Dr. Adolf Aonotu
      9. Love Affair - S-Job Movement
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