eMusic Year in Reissues 2008
By Michelangelo Matos, eMusic Contributor
The reissues that stood out on eMusic in 2008 are the same reissues that stood out everywhere else. These came three major categories: African funk-rock from the '70s; European rave from the early '90s; and anything London's resurgent Strut label wanted to throw our way. The exuberant Nigeria 70 — Lagos Jump was the tip of two icebergs, a superb collection of vintage Afrobeat, highlife and Afro-rock as well as one of Strut's 2008 head-turners. Strut… more »