ProductDetails
- 01. Funky Girl
02. Be Yourself (And Don't Let Nobody Be You)
03. Feel Alone
04. Orule
05. La'Ila (Poor Man's Cry)
06. Tell Me
07. I Don't Want No-Body (To Tell Me What To Do)AKWASSA
La'ila
[engl] Akwassa were among the best Afro-Beat bands coming from Nigeria. They released La'ila in 1975 and were one of the early Nigerian Funk bands to get an album out. They were related to the Heads Funk Band and most members were part of both bands. They managed to release two albums as Akwassa. Their debut La'ila came out on a well known Afro-Beat label Afrodisia Records. Akwassa were originally a duo made of Felix Day (guitar and vocals) and Kevin Coburn (organ, synthesizer and vocals). Felix Day is actually Feladey, the guitarist in Aktion (another top notch Nigerian band reissued by PMG). On La'ila the band used a lot of synthesizers and the overall sound is very pleasing. Overall the album has a raw and unpolished sound, but that's what brings that certain spark for being among the very best in the Afro-Beat genre.- Format
- CD
- Release-Datum
- 25.07.2016
- EAN
- EAN 0710473190275
- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 25.07.2016
- EAN
- EAN 0710473190251
Mehr von »AKWASSA«
AKWASSA
In The Groove
[engl] Nigeria has been one of these African countries with a rich western oriented music scene spawning some highly praised garage rock acts like OFEGE and some hot blooded steaming funk acts. One of these
Mehr vom Label »PMG«
BLO
Phase IV
[engl] Phase IV is BLO at the height of their not inconsiderable powers. Buzzing after a hugely successful tour of Denmark and Norway, the Afro Funk trio returned to London in 1975 and headed straight into tBLACK CHILDREN SLEDGE FUNK GROUP
Vol. 3: Aviation Grand Father
[engl] In the mid-seventies Nigeria, everybody loved the Black Children Sledge Funk Co. Band. Blasting out of the bustling river port of Onitsha, their infectious, feel-good grooves were the perfect antidoteALEKE KANONU
Aleke
[engl] 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, a criminalAMAS
Grill
[engl] Grill by Gbubemi Amas is as smooth as the red cardigan artfully slung around his shoulders on the cover. Whether he is running through the scales on a cover version of ‘Fire and Rain’, or trying oADOLF AHANOTU
Sensation
[engl] At a time when bandleaders in Nigeria used titles as an affectation, Dr. Adolf Ahanotu was the real deal. He had a PhD in music compilation and Master’s degrees in education and communication. He al