Nigeria Afrobeat Special is the fourth addition to the Nigeria Special series, a project initiated by Miles Cleret, owner of the Soundway Record label back.

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The Black Santiagos – Ole Nigeria Afrobeat Special is the fourth addition to the Nigeria Special series, a project initiated by Miles Cleret, owner of the Soundway Record label back in 2004. Cleret’s ambition to distinguish the blossoming music scenes of 1970s Nigeria has lent to an indispensable series of CD and LP compilations documenting the influence of western blues, rock and disco amongst artists and musicians versed in the local musical styles of highlife and juju. It was Fela Kuti and his musical and political ideals that formed the core of afrobeat’s message.

Nigeria Afrobeat Special is . based Soundway’s fourth volume in a remarkable series that documents the many truly funky records issued in that country between the late '60s and late '70s, most of which have been quite difficult to come by for decades. While Fela Kuti is the undisputed father of Afrobeat, the many other recordings on this 11-track release showcase many interpretations of his creation. This version was recorded in Nigeria and later appeared in a much longer one re-recorded at Abbey Road on his London Scene album. It’s this version - with its insane tempo and full drum and bass assault, and the folk song played as Fela’s keyboard solo - that is far preferable. Equally intense is We Dey Find Money, a ten-minute burner by Eric Showboy Akaeze & His Royal Ericos.

Nigeria Afrobeat Special kicks off with an actual Fela Ransome Kuti & His Africa 70 recording: The single version of "Who're You", from 1971. It's an extraordinary record- as promised, it's a harder, brasher take than the more familiar one from Fela's London Scene, a crazily taut, rubbery rhythm whose lyric is Fela snapping back against old-timers who didn't get his new thing. Nigeria Afrobeat Special focuses on obscurities rather than hits; apparently, even third-rate Nigerian bands' drummers in those days were pretty great. The slowly bubbling instrumental "Gbomojo", by Segun Bucknor's Revolution, is like a Silly Putty impression of Africa 70, but it's not bad in its own right.

Nigeria Afrobeat Special: The New Explosive Sound In 1970s Nigeria ‎(3xLP, Comp).

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Жанр: Highlife, Afrobeat, Funk Страна-производитель диска: UK Год издания диска: 2010 Издатель (лейбл): Soundway Номер по каталогу: SNDWCD021 Аудио кодек: FLAC . lac) Тип рипа: image+. November 2010 EAC extraction logfile from 9. May 2011, 14:15 Various, Nigeria Afrobeat Special: The New Explosive Sound In 1970s Nigeria Used drive : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-111 Adapter: 2 ID: 0 Read mode : Secure Utilize accurate stream : Yes Defeat audio cache : Yes Make use of C2 pointers : No Read offset correction : 48 Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out

Artist: VA Title Of Album: Nigeria Afrobeat Special The New Explosive Sound In 1970s-2010 Year Of Release: 2010 Label: Soundway Record Genre: Afro Jazz Rithm, Ethnic Quality: mp3 Bitrate: . It was Fela Kuti and his musical and political ideals that formed the core of afrobeat's message. Blending highlife, Yoruba music, funk and jazz, Fela dominated the musical tapestry of 1970s Nigeria and his influence in Nigeria and West Africa led to a craze where most of the bands of the day incorporated this new sound into their repertoires to satisfy the tastes of the audiences of the time. Originally released on 7 in 1971, It would later be re-recorded at Abbey Road for his album Fela's London Scene and here is re-issued for the first time ever.