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- Date Released: April 29, 2008
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock
- Label: Soundway Records Ltd / Kudos Records Limited
One of the greatest vault finds of the decade
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We Say...
Miles Cleret is so possessed by the record-collecting bug that he knew the only way to follow 2008's mammoth Nigeria Special was to split his wares into like groups. So he issued Nigeria Disco-Funk Special to satisfy fans of groove first and Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz Funk in 1970's Nigeria next for those who like it rougher but still grooving.
And groove it does, usually led by greasy organ. Ofege's "Adieu" kicks it off with a swampy Afro-latin rock groove (cf. Santana), and the Funkees' "Acid Rock" which lives up to both band name (the Hammond-led slink of the rhythm) and song title (if not quite LSD, this one at least has a heavy weed flavor). Ofo the Black Company's "Eniaro" lopes humidly amid group chanting and strutting congas. And "Freaking Out" by Questionmark (not to be confused with ? & the Mysterians) could have come off Rhino's first Nuggets box set, albeit with far more going on beat-wise.
The classic is "Ku Mi Da Hankan," by the Elcados. It starts off as a lovely shuffle: vaguely country-ish guitar twang, swaying rhythm, very pretty organ lick. The vocal is subdued, dreamy; the whole thing sounds like a lazy summer day. Then, at 1:52, the players break the groove down, and a couple bars later come blazing back in with a rock pattern that bumps like a mother, and the guitarist goes berserk, playing a heavily fuzzed-up yet light and free solo that eventually gives way to the organist doing his thing. It's rock, it's funk, it's gospel, it's definitively Nigerian, and it's one of the greatest vault finds of the decade. -
They Say...
It might seem hard to imagine Nigeria as a country that produced convincing psychedelic rock in the 1970s, but the evidence is right here. Fifteen tracks that stand out against the best garage psych to come out of America or England -- although just a decade later. In fact in some ways it's even better, because of the polyrhythmic percussion on each track that gives it a swing rather than the leaden beat that sometimes weighs down Western psychedelia. The linchpin was Cream's Ginger Baker, who used Nigerian musicians in his Airforce group and exposed them to this music, which they disseminated when they returned home. But the Nigerians certainly lapped it up, and there's a wonderful wildness to this, with funky Hammond organs and guitar solos that owe more than a passing debt to Carlos Santana. Kudos to Miles Cleret who put this together with scholarship and joy, and included the biggest names like BLO and Mono Mono. A warning, though: this is dangerously addictive, one of those pleasures that you'll repeat often! The booklet puts it all in context, but the music, ultimately, speaks for itself.
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| 01. |  |
Adieu
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4:06 |
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| 02. | |
More Bread To The People
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3:06 |
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| 03. | |
In The Jungle (instrumental)
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3:05 |
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| 04. | |
Odenigbo
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3:44 |
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| 05. | |
Eniaro
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6:01 |
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| 06. | |
Ku Mi Da Hankan
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4:59 |
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| 07. | |
Kenimania
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4:31 |
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| 08. | |
Finger Toe
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5:17 |
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| 09. | |
Acid Rock
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2:50 |
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| 10. | |
Cotocun Gba Gounke
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2:51 |
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| 11. | |
Another Mans Thing |
4:04 |
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| 12. | |
Freaking Out
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4:02 |
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| 13. | |
Igba Alusi
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6:53 |
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| 14. | |
Omoba D'eru Ri
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5:39 |
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| 15. | |
Chant To Mother Earth
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5:53 |
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15 Total Tracks, 67:01 Total Length
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