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  • 01. Igholoye
    02. Precious Time
    03. Step Out When You're Down
    04. Brand New Wayo
    05. Village Boogie
    06. When You Know What's Wrong
    07. Fune In The Street
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    STEVE BLACK

    Village Boogie

    [engl] After starting his musical carrer back in 1968, the Nigerian artist, drummer, singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer STEVE BLACK released his fantastic and unique album "Village Boogie!" in 1979. "Village Boogie!" really deserves the status of a legendary rarity and holy grail for fans of afro funk music. The original album is incredibly rare today and fetches prices of 800,00 and more USD! On this unique album Steve Black presents a new version of the smasher „Brand new wayo“, originally played by the band MIXED GRILL, in which Steve Black was also the singer. Along with that hit "Village Boogie!" gives us six other groovers and movers that make your hips shake like you were hit by an earthquake, and in fact this is an earthquake of ever pulsating polyrhythmic drum and percussion patterns, as solid platform for lush horn arrangements and swinging bass lines. A little bit of guitar and other instrumentation adds color to the whole wild steaming funky sound and on top we find the utterly distinctive voice of Mr. Steve Black. "Village Boogie!" omes as strong as the best US funk releases of that days, but in fact has this very special Nigerian power to make anyone move the hips, since this music comes from the very depth of the musicians' souls. The album spreads a joyful and jolly feeling where and whenever you make it rotate on your turntable. It's a brilliant afro funk gem that everybody needs to hear. The concentration of real anthems moves on a highest level.
    Format
    CD
    Release-Datum
    25.07.2016
    EAN
    EAN 0710473190145
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    25.07.2016
    EAN
    EAN 0710473190077
     
  • 01. Only You
    02. I Had A Dream
    03. Things Fall Apart (Disco Jam)
    04. Welcome My Love
    05. Only You (Disco Jam)
    06. Things Fall Apart (Vocal)
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    STEVE MONITE

    Only You

    [engl] Steve Monite's album, Only You, is a prime slab of Nigerian boogie. It's sinewy, compact and sexy, a little bit of disco mixed with a big dose of funk. Loose and groovy, it's a sonic seduction from another dimension. With legendary producer Tony Okoroji at the desk, and influential musician and sound engineer, Nkono Teles, creating magic on the synth, the title track is raw and melodic, dark and sweet at the same time. Steve sings about putting out a fire, but the music, and Stella Monye's sultry backing vocals, stoke it with aural gasoline. You've never heard a song less likely to lower the temperature and let cooler heads prevail. While never quite reaching the heights of 'Only You', 'Welcome My Love' and 'Things Fall Apart' keep the groove going, the later with a distinctly Latin swing. A couple of extended 'Disco Jams' and an obligatory, romantic ballad ('I Had A Dream') round out the record. In all honesty, however, it is 'Only You' that you'll keep going back to. It's a killer track, an Afro Boogie classic that would hold its own on any dance floor in the world, whether in the 80s or today. - Peter Moore
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    11.05.2017
    EAN
    EAN 0710473190824
    Format
    CD
    Release-Datum
    11.05.2017
    EAN
    EAN 0710473190831
     
  • 01. Pay The Price
    02. Universal Love
    03. Party Night
    04. Starry Eyes
    05. Messing Up A Good Thing
    06. Jammin
    07. Livin For The City
    08. Save The World
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    STEVO

    Musica Negra

    [engl] Musica Negra is a missing link, a real lost gem of the Atlanta Funk Music scene. The album is written and produced by Calvin Arnold with Tommy Stewart, Barney Conway and Herb Lance as engineer. The original LP was pressed in a ridiculously limited edition and the album was meant to be a show case for the Atlanta Studios presenting new artists. The names of some young startups were placed on the cover and they were said to be the musicians, in fact those youngsters had nothing to do with the origin of this amazing album. On this PMG reissue the real artists are named, these are basically Stevo Milner, Curt Mitchell, Tommy Stewart, J.D. Morris and Harry Case, plus a few guest musicians. According to Calvin Arnold, approximately just 50 copies of the original LP were spread in 1978, selling for over 1000 USD today and very rarely appearing on the market. To the inner circle of the Atlanta Sound music factory, Calvin Arnold is a musical legend, a pivotal mastermind and musical wizard whose contributions helped make some of Atlanta Sound's most memorable and infectious grooves. His cunning sense of rhythm, extensive knowledge and experience in music production, arrangement and publishing make Him a household musical force to be reckoned with. Preferring the background grind to the limelight, Calvin Arnold delighted most in the molding of aspiring musicians, honing the new talents, smoothing off their rough edges. His generosity and genius catapulted those who worked with him into inspirational new levels, pushing musical boundaries, daring to experiment and create refreshingly new, yet familiar sounds.
    Format
    CD
    Release-Datum
    25.07.2016
    EAN
    EAN 0710473190299
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    25.07.2016
    EAN
    EAN 0710473190268
     
  • 01. Lover's Song
    02. Love Or Money
    03. Super D. Jay
    04. Sexy Woman
    05. Atlantic Breeze
    06. Be A Lover
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    STORMMERS, THE

    Lovers Song

    [engl] The Stormmers were led by Renny Pearl, former bandleader and bass player with AKTION (The Aktions/Aktion 13), an Afro Funk band from Warri that burned brightly and briefly in the mid 70s. With the help of Jake Sollo, an ex-Funkee and recently reconstituted disco dandy, they created Lovers Song, an album of frantically musical bass lines, skittery high hats and an irresistible urge to get onto the dancefloor. ‘Love and Money’ has the swagger of John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. ‘Super DJ’ has the sure-footedness of a well-selected playlist. ‘Sexy Woman’, with its refrain of ‘I need you, I want you, you turn me on, you’re beautiful’ is sound of a clubber desperately trying to find someone, anyone, so they don’t have to go home alone. The album was recorded in Nigeria and the UK and released in 1981, a time in Nigeria when oil prices were falling, beats-per-minute were rising and clubbers wanted to party like there was no tomorrow. The urgent, salacious sounds of The Stormmers suited the mood perfectly.
    Format
    CD
    Release-Datum
    25.07.2016
    EAN
    EAN 0710473190404
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    25.07.2016
    EAN
    EAN 0710473190411
     
  • 01. Baby You Can Do It
    02. Hot Like Fire
    03. I Feel So Good
    04. Rock You Baby
    05. We Are One
    06. Africa Must Be Free
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    TONY IGIETTEMO

    Hot Like Fire

    [engl] Leaning against a wall, his shirt unbuttoned to his navel and cradling a tumbler of something strong and sophisticated, Tony Igiettemo looks every bit the smooth talking 80s gent. When you put Hot Like Fire on the turntable and drop the needle, however, it is immediately clear that Smooth Tony is also a little bit freaky. Sirens, slap bass, squelchy synths and a titchy high hat that just won't give up, Hot Like Fire is a cosmic call from a dance floor on the far side of the universe. Produced by John Malife – the go-to man in Nigeria when you wanted your funk freaky – it's driven by a heavy low end that compels you to move. 'Baby You Can Do It' is Boney M's 'Daddy Cool' via a sweaty Nigerian dance floor. 'I Feel So Good' has a Kool & The Gang vibe, albeit with a freaky, warbling synth. And 'Hot Like Fire' is a strange reggae/funk fusion, fuelled by the righteous herb. 'We Are One' and 'Africa Must Unite', meanwhile, are post-disco, reggae-tinged calls for African Unity. 'Rock Your Baby' is the album's most relentless dance floor banger and sums up its ethos best. Clap your hands everybody and get down on it. Tony Igiettomo is here to make your body move. - Peter Moore
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    11.05.2017
    EAN
    EAN 0710473190725
    Format
    CD
    Release-Datum
    11.05.2017
    EAN
    EAN 0710473190992
     
  • 01. Overture And Judgement Morning
    02. When I Prayed Last Night
    03. Sometimes
    04. Don’t Cry Little Tree
    05. Is There Any Love?
    06. Lord I Come To Thee
    07. Have You Ever Wondered?
    08. It's A Long Journey
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    TREVOR DANDY

    Don't Cry Little Tree

    [engl] Trevor Dandy created a gentle album full of consoling tunes, that attest his trustful relationship to God. Just as you might know it from Cat Stevens “Morning has broken”, just a bit soulier – although this association might be caused by the insistent use of piano on this record. Once you heared this songs, it will be hard to deny Trevor's Gospel roots, which musically surface steadily and are underlined by the religious lyrics. "Don't Cry Little Tree" was the first production of the famous Canadian producer Paul Zaza, who sais about this ultra-rare pearl of Funky Gospel Music: "This album was done with no budget and very little equipment. Basically, Trevor Dandy was a Gospel singer in a church group. He wanted to record an album to sell at various church gatherings. I was impressed with his lyrics and unique voice so I agreed to produce the record in the basement of my father's house (where I was still living).The album was put together on a “shoe-string” budget and 1,000 copies were pressed on vinyl. Most were never sold and thrown out. I'm happy that now, almost 50 years later, there appears to be an audience for him.
    Format
    CD
    Release-Datum
    25.07.2016
    EAN
    EAN 0710473190282
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    25.07.2016
    EAN
    EAN 0710473190107
     
  • 01. My Good Friends
    02. Set Me Free
    03. Togetherness
    04. Bring Me Your Love Back
    05. Don't Believe In Love
    06. Sit Down (Watch Me Cry)
    07. Tell Me
    08. See Me Girl
    09. Here We Come Brothers
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    VISITORS, THE

    My Good Friends

    [engl] Set up by producer Ben Okonkwo in 1973, the BEN label, and its offshoot Clover Sounds, broke some of the biggest bands outside of Lagos. The Apostles, Akwassa, The Doves, Mary Afi Usuah and Aktion all got their start in the cramped studio in the commercial heart of Aba. The least known – and arguably one of the best bands on the label – was The Visitors. For a short, sweet time between 1975 and 1978, The Visitors were creating the most righteous sounds in the East. We’re talking deep afro-funk with generous dollops of rock psych fuzz synth madness. My Good Friends, their second album, find them at the height of their powers. The musicianship throughout the album is extraordinary. Check out the synth and guitar wig out on ‘Here We Come Brothers’ and the searing guitar break that scorches the slinky groove of the title track. This album is impossibly hard to find and selling for high prices, one seller justified the high asking price by arguing that “once you let this record in your bones, it's not coming back out.” Thanks to the good guys at PMG, your bones can now get the good stuff for considerably less.
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    01.11.2016
    EAN
    EAN 0710473191296
    Format
    CD
    Release-Datum
    01.11.2016
    EAN
    EAN 0710473191302
     
  • 01. Eje Ka Jo
    02. Feel So Good
    03. Be With You
    04. Let Your Body Go (Instrumental)
    05. Throw Down
    06. Light Of You
    07. Isale-Eko
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    XTASY

    E Je Ka Jo

    [engl] 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 the world. E Je Ka Jo means ‘Let’s Dance’ and in 1983, Roy and Stella Bruce were whisked away to LA to record their certifiable dancefloor classic. Their brother, entertainment mogul Ben Murray Bruce, owned the label and called in favours with the America’s finest session players, including songwriter Greg Wright and bass player Keni Burke. Wright produced the album and wrote all the songs. He’d worked with Diana Ross, Thelma Houston and Bobby Womack and added a slick international sheen to each track. The sound is smooth, sophisticated and sexy and one that would be welcomed on dance floors anywhere in the world. Strangely, E Je Ka Jo was only ever released in Nigeria. An international release was stymied, but that only served to cement the albums status as a modern soul boogie classic. Thirty years later, that injustice has finally been rectified.
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    15.12.2016
    EAN
    EAN 0710473191555
    Format
    CD
    Release-Datum
    15.12.2016
    EAN
    EAN 0710473191562
     
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    ZDENKA KOVACICEK

    s/t

    Seit beinahe 60 Jahren ist sie aktiv und seit langem eine der bedeutendsten Künstlerinnen der kroatischen Musik-Szene. Mit 13 Jahren begann sie ihre Karriere mit dem Duo ‚Hani’ und ihre erste Solo LP, die 1978 erschien erzielt heutzutage unter Sammlern Preise von 300 Euro und mehr. Disco Funk, kombiniert mit elektronischen Schnipseln und Fragmenten wechselt sich mit souligen Ballden ab ,oder macht Platz für rockigen Power-Pop. Verbindend und alles durchdringend wirkt die charismatische Stimme von Mrs. Kova?i?ek, die alle Songs in ihrer Muttersprache singt, was dem Alben noch einen Hauch Exotik beimischt.
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    08.04.2016
    EAN
    EAN 0710473190060