Comet Records play Tony Allen.
Made In France. Big Up!
Tony Allen - Black Voices (Comet, 1999)
Tony Allen & Doctor L - Psycho On Da Bus (Comet, 2001)
Tony Allen - HomeCooking (Comet, 2002)
Psychadelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz Funk In 1970s Nigeria.
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.
Underground 70's Disco Funk from Lagos Nigeria. Big Up Soundway!
The Funk & Disco Capital of West Africa from 1974-79. More nightclubs, bars, spots and dance-floors than any place along the coast from Dakar all the way to Kinshasa. The only 24 track recording studio in the same stretch with more DJs & imported American LPs and 45s than any of it’s neighbours.
Soundway presents 9 slabs of rhythm from a time when Saturday and Sunday nights in Lagos City were for looking good and going out. All of them vital musical feathers in the Lagos DJ bow alongside the latest Brass Construction, BT Express & James Brown imports that were hot off the plane.
Et voici le Volume 2 de la série Ivory Coast Soul.
Afro-beat to Afro funk, Soul, Soukous & Latin rhythms, all mostly recorded in Abidjan from 1976 to 1981.
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Afro Funk & Soul Fusion scene recorded in Abidjan between 1972 to 1982.
Compiled by Djamel Hammadi for Hot Casa Records. Rare & Afro Funky Masterpiece.
Dele Sosimi débute sa carrière au sein d'Egypt 80 puis crée le Positive Force avec Femi Kuti...
Afrobeat Forever. Big Up Wah Wah 45s. 2 Lps Sound Killa!
+ Dele Sosimi Meets Prince Fatty & Nostalgia 77 - You No Fit Touch Am In Dub (2016)
All dubs performed live and mixed by Prince Fatty & Nostalgia 77
Toujours et encore le Nigéria.
A brilliant mix of Afrobeat & Psychedelic Funk, the whole album is fantastic ! No need big talks, check yourself.
On reste au Nigeria et en 1973, peut-être l'année la plus funky!
Dans la série "album qui déboite", la saga continue...
Marrying traditional African rhythms with the bold arrangements and highly melodic sounds of American pop, soul, funk and R&B. Orlando Julius and the Afro Sounders, recorded between 1970 and 1973 in Ginger Baker's studio in Lagos, represents Julius working as a composer and producer with more creative freedom than his earlier recordings, recording 24 tracks with a close-knit group of musicians. The result is an album that stands as a testament to Julius' genius, and one that sounds just as good as the day it was recorded.
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"The Matador" est une pure merveille d'afrobeat. "The Lost Moon Of Bellaris" est plus axé sur l'Ethio-Jazz.
Melbourne Afro Power. Big Up.
"Subterranean trance-like movements of afro-funk mashed-up with psychedelic guitar lines and scatterings of broken brass is the order and Papa Chango delivers like no other. Unique in this thriving Melbourne scene they take it to the gritty edge, melding banging technique with playful exuberance. This Melbourne based 8-piece brings audiences to a sweat on packed dance-floors, evoking a hidden spirit within.
2012 saw the release of their breakthrough album, 'The Matador'. Taking the listener on a sonic journey over barren plains and rugged terrain, 'The Matador' is the "soundtrack to the film yet to be filmed."
In 2016, their latest release, 'The Lost Moon of Bellaris' continued the sonic evolution of the band, pushing further out into the vastness of the void, propelling you towards distant, unexplored territories.
Featuring newest member Nat Grant on vibraphone and percussion, along with special guests, the band have let their ethio-jazz influences take hold and delivered an album that explores the darkness of space and the lightness of life. From the luscious horn and vibraphone melodies of the title track, through to the deep, subterranean rhythms of 'Nightmares on Sax' and the straight dance floor swagger of 'The Son and The Snake'. Once again, texture and form are at the forefront of the release with 8 tracks of cinematic, instrumental badness." Papa Chango Presentation
Heavy Funk, Afro & Soulful beats. High Quality Work.
Comme on aime chez FunkyGrooves.
Since forming as a quartet 15 years ago, Speedometer has been at the forefront of the funk and soul scene. Their music has been on the playlist of every funk and soul DJ dropping their heavy funk, latin or soulful beats on dancefloors around the world. Their music has also been the backdrop for countless TV shows and even Hollywood film trailers and has inspired a new a generation of funk bands too.
The early days were small gigs, playing Meters covers and Meters-inspired originals (hence the name). As the attention grew, so did the band, from a quartet up to the 10-piece outfit seen today. On the way, there have been countless singles, a load of albums, collaborations with some of legendary names in soul and funk, and toured all over Europe and Japan.
Red Bull Music Academy Radio & Karen P's Broadcasting presents
Tony Allen & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Plus very special guests & support from Elmore Judd, DJs Karen P & Malcolm Catto
Thurs 29th January 2009
The third volume of the Afrobeat Makers Series by Comet : Nu Guinea - The Tony Allen Experiments
By re-working the original magic drum patterns from the Afrobeat master Tony Allen, Nu Guinea created a compilation of tracks which is charged by a voluminous electronic jazz-Psyche funk imprint.
For this release, Comet records teamed up with Early Sounds recordings, the Berlin label also home to duo berliners Nu Guinea.
Tony Allen Legacy!
La France a le Groove et la Sono Mondiale dans ses gènes. Big Up.
"Autant prévenir tout de suite : il va falloir pousser les meubles. Capable d'ensoleiller les soirées les plus sombres, le groupe français Afro Latin Vintage Orchestra dispense avec une rare ferveur les rythmes les plus soutenus. Opérant une nouvelle fois une fusion entre l'afro-beat, le jazz-funk, le hip-hop et le soul-jazz, « Ayodegi » ravira les mélomanes en quête de groove roboratifs. Fondé en 2007 par le multi-percussionniste Masta Conga et composé de différents artistes issus de la scène underground parisienne, les dix musiciens (deux trompettistes, deux saxophonistes, deux percusionnistes, un clavier, une guitare, une basse et une batterie) ne connaissent aucune baisse de régime. Même les rares titres chantés restent dans le ton. Peu de messages donc ici, juste le projet de marteler les cadences. Et de rappeler que la meilleure façon de danser, c'est de mettre un pied devant l'autre. Et de recommencer." Les Echos
When The Jazz meets Tony. En plus chez Blue Note. Une évidence.
Two Masterpieces.
The Tony Allen Tribute continues...
It's our duty.
Keep It Simple. BLESS
