Various - Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock And Fuzz Funk In 1970s Nigeria
Soundway  (2008)
Afrobeat, Funk, Funk / Soul, Psychedelic Rock, Rock

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CD    15 tracks  (68:39) 
   01   Adieu   Ofege           04:12
   02   More Bread To The People   The Action 13           03:11
   03   In The Jungle (Instrumental)   The Hygrades           03:09
   04   Odenigbo   The Wings           03:49
   05   Eniaro   Ofo The Black Company           06:10
   06   Ku Mi Da Hankan   The Elcados           05:06
   07   Kenimania   Monomono           04:38
   08   Finger Toe   Tabukah ‘X’           05:24
   09   Acid Rock   The Funkees           02:55
   10   Cotocun Gba Gounke   Colomach           02:55
   11   Another Man's Thing   Joe King Kologbo & His Black Sound           04:10
   12   Freaking Out   Question Mark           04:08
   13   Igba Alusi   Original Wings           07:03
   14   Omoba D'eru Ri   Tunji Oyelana           05:47
   15   Chant To Mother Earth   BLO           06:02
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Tags Compilation, FLAC
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Cat. Number SNDWCD011
UPC (Barcode) 827565035922
Packaging Jewel Case
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
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Credits

Action 13 Primary Artist
Laolu Akins Licensing
Blo I Primary Artist
Colomach Primary Artist
The Elcados Primary Artist
The Funkees Composer, Primary Artist
Hygrades Primary Artist
Joe King Kologbo & His Black Sound Primary Artist
MonoMono Primary Artist
Mike "Gbenga" Odumosu Composer
Ofege Primary Artist
Ofo The Black Company Primary Artist
Ken Okulolo Composer
Original Wings Primary Artist
Tunji Oyelana Composer, Primary Artist
Question Mark Primary Artist
Nick Robbins Mastering, Restoration
Tabukah 'X' Primary Artist
The Wings Primary Artist

Notes:

"Adieu" [Instrumental] originally released on EMI Nigeria in 1975 - taken from the EMI Nigeria LP "The Last Of The Origins"(NEMI(LP)0150).
"More Bread To The People" [English] originally released on EMI Nigeria in 1973 - taken from the EMI Nigeria 7" single "More Bread (To The People) / Go If You Want To" (EMI(S)078N).
"In The Jungle" [Instrumental Version] originally released on HMV Nigeria in 1972 - taken from the HMV Nigeria 7" single "In The Jungle" (HNS1247).
"Eniaro" [Igbo] originally released on Decca Afrodisia in 1974 - taken from the Decca Afrodisia LP "Ofo The Black Company" (DWAPS 28).
"Odenigbo" [Igbo] originally released on Capitol / EMI Nigeria in 1972 - taken from the Capitol Nigeria LP "Kissing You So Hard" (NCCLP1501).
"Ku Mi Da Hankan" [Hausa] originally released on EMI Nigeria in 1973 - taken from the EMI Nigeria LP "This World Is Full Of Injustice" (NEMI(LP)0069).
"Another Man’s Thing" [English] originally released on Decca Afrodisia 1973 - taken from the Decca Afrodisia 7" single "Another Man's Thing / Uthe Bro" (DWA 49).
"Freaking Out" [English] originally released on EMI Nigeria in 1977 - taken from the EMI Nigeria LP "Be Nice to the People" (NEMI(LP)0202).
"Finger Toe" [English] originally released on Decca Afrodisia in 1975 - taken from the Decca Afrodisia LP "Tabukah" (DWAPS51)
"Acid Rock" [Instrumental] originally released on HMV Nigeria in 1971 - taken from the HMV Nigeria 7" single "My First Date / Acid-Rock" (HNS1198).
"Cotocun Gba Gounke" originally released on EMI Nigeria in 1975 - taken from the EMI Nigeria LP "Colomach" (NEMI(LP)0135).
"Chant To Mother Earth" [English] originally released on EMI Nigeria in 1973 - taken from the EMI Nigeria LP "BLO Chapter" (EMI(LP)001N).
"Kenimania" [Instrumental] originaly released on EMI Nigeria in 1972 - taken from the HMV Nigeria LP "Give The Beggar A Chance" (HNLX 5104).
"Igba Alusi" [Igbo] originally released on EMI Nigeria 1979 - taken from the EMI Nigeria LP "Change This World" (NEMI(LP)0347).
"Omoba D’Eru Ri" [Yoruba] originally released on EMI Nigeria in 1973 - taken from the EMI Nigeria LP "Tunji Oyelana & The Benders" (NEMI(LP)0061)

Ginger Baker first visited Nigeria in 1970 at a time when local rock music was just finding its feet. By then the sound of Jimi Hendrix & bands like Santana had started to seep in to the mainly soul-based sets of a handful of young bands playing western influenced pop. Recognising the talent of bands like Cluster International and The Afro-Collection, Baker toured Europe & America with some of their musicians with his new band Airforce & Salt. Back in Nigeria in 1972 and exposed to the world of progressive and psychedelic rock at its peak, Joni Haastrup started his Mono-Mono band & Berkley Jones, Laolo Akins & Mike Odumosu set up BLO. The craze that followed hit the youth and student population of Nigeria hard – mixing fuzz guitar & heavy, African rhythms with elements of Led Zeppelin, Traffic & the Chambers Brothers. 15 of the best LP and 45 cuts of the scene are available here for the first time in 30 years.

“Every song crackles with the thrill of plugging in, turning up the volume and trying something new.”
- Guardian (UK)