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Fatai's groove
Afro-Funk track featuring the 80 year old living legend of African music Fatai Rolling Dollar on Vocals / Agidigbo starts with a Funky groove and ends in a furious Afro-Latino belter.
Songs at Sunset
A soulful African Folk medley, The vocals being in the male choral style popular with several African Tribes. These songs being a Traditional medley made popular as a vehicle of expression by the Igbo's during the Nigerian Civil war.
Mushin Blues (Awon Abanije)
Afro-funk track featuring once again Fuji Star- ID-Noble. Watch out for the powerful Percussions of the great Samson Olawale (John Scofield, Carl Denson)and the masterful Guitar of Oscar Elimbi (Tony Allen, Damon Albarn)Edward Keazor Keys/Bass
Judy and Deedee
Mellow R&B Ballad featuring the immense talents of (then) Teenage prodigies Laja Adeyemo on Guitar and Mike Aremu on Alto Sax.Edward Keazor on Bass/Keyboards
We remember Rex
A West African Highlife Ballad dedicated to the memory of the Late great Cardinal Rex Lawson- a pioneering Nigerian Trumpeter/Composer of the 60's
Fuji Funk (Asiko ID-Noble)
AfroFunk track in the Fuji style of Nigeria with Fuji Star Id Noble and Bass virtuoso- Femi Elias -special thanks to Femi for sparing time from working at the UN and teaching Law at Kings College to be part of this.
Southern Hemisphere Soul
An Afro-Jazz piece in the style of The Legend Fela Kuti characterised by a sequence of instrumental solos, a driving Brass chorus line, powerful Bass-Line and serious Percussions.
Kinshasa Swing
A hard driving track characterised by the Trademark high speed Guitar Riffs and power-packed Bass-Line/Percussions behind high voltage Congolese chant- not for the faint-hearted.
Simoum Al-Sahara (The desert wind)
An instrumental piece steeped deeply in North African structure but rebelling by clinging to Celtic, Jazz and Psychaedelic influences.
Ijo Faaji
Instrumental West African Folk Piece. Featuring "The Godfather" on Harmonica, Oscar Elimbi (Damon Albarn, Tony Allen) on Acoustic Guitar, Edward Keazor - Acoustic Bass + Samson Olawale (Carl Denson, John Scofield) on Percs.
Fuji Funk Instrumental
AS ABOVE This song is dedicated to DJ's Quinton Scott and Duncan Brooker. Nwon Damo (Lagos Street slang, meaning they know what's on ground) Salut!
Les Boys Kinois
Song starts with a mid tempo 6/8 structure and quickens into 'Seben' or upbeat pattern- screaming Guitar lines, pumping Basslines and catchy Tribal chant, ends in a feverish Guitar solo by the great Willie Makola (Quartier Latin)
Tears of a Fish
An Afro-Rhumba oriented song about the vain hopes of perfect love and romance, featuring the vocals of Tino Batangisa, a veteran of the Rhumba Congo scene of the 50's and 60's and the Guitar licks of El Musanto
Ikenga Sunrise
A narrative piece with a background musical structure in the West African Highlife - characterised by bouncy percussions a thumping Bassline and delicate 'Palmwine' Guitar riffs.
Fuji Funk Percs
Abami- The Teacher
Groovy Afro-beat number in the Tradition of the Master Saxophonist Political Revolutionary and all-in Radical-Fela Kuti. A narrative Tribute to the man who gave true life meaning to the words 'rage hard'.
Rocky road to Gboko
An ancient Folk ditty modified to an African percussive background. Featuring Irish Fiddler Barry Lang (Skinner's Rats)in a short but feverish piece with Native percussions in the Shwange style of the Tiv Tribe of Nigeria.
Songs at Sunset-Acapella
Bikoutsi Bamenda
An Acoustic piece in the style of the Southern Cameroun, comprising delicate Acoustic 'Palmwine' Guitar lines backed by unalduterated Native percussions.