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Originally Posted by matt
anyone else fancy contributing to this thread..?  |
until then, I'll keep it going...
I don't know if its M.I.A. or some other semaphore to the music industry that the third world is actually capable of making marketable music, but here we are with 3 great releases from the soundway label available at your favorite local snooty indie music shoppe. (at least that's where I found mine)
The releases are brilliant because they are quintessentially african sounds crafted into the best music movements to come out of the states and the uk for the entire 70's. So they will tweak your ears enough to sound fresh, the way maybe herbert legitimized big band music for the club kids. Only they aren't the sounds of a dj savant in a musical sandbox. They are heartbreakingly sincere musicians evoking the very sweat and lights of a parallel club which you long to be a part. All A+'s
Nigeria Disco Funk Special: Sound of the Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-1979
Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds and Nigerian Blues
Nigeria Rock Special
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Kraak & Smaak are not going to bring world peace or defy all conventions, they are, however, great at what they do. dance floor songwriting in the tradition of bent or lemonjelly B+