A friend of mine here in Montreal just put up a really nice set of 16 proto-afrobeat psychedelic funk-rock songs from around the continent (mostly W. Africa) in anticipation to a gig he did yesterday. Check it out, it's quite good.

http://www.mediafire.com/?mdeujz1nwqw


History of Man 3:15 Amanaz Africa Rock 1
Easy Street 3:50 Amanaz Africa Rock 1
Lagos Special 5:30 Bola Johnson & His Easy Life Top Beats Afrobeat Nirvana 1
Feeling Good 3:27 Chrissy Zeppy Tembo My Ancestors Rock 1
Djobimé 2:33 El Rego Et Ses Commandos Legends of Benin African 2
Oriri Jerode 3:12 Godwin Omobuwa Afrobeat Nirvana 1
Se Tche We Djo Mon 4:12 Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou Vol. 1, "The Vodoun Effect" 1973-1975: Funk & Sato From Benin's Obscure Labels African 1
Iya Me Dji Ki Bi Ni 4:12 Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou Vol. 1, "The Vodoun Effect" 1973-1975: Funk & Sato From Benin's Obscure Labels African 1
Black power 2:18 The Peace Black Power Death Pop 80 1
Peaceful man 2:40 The Peace Black Power Death Pop 1
Freaking Out 4:08 Question Mark Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz Funk in 1970s Nigeria Funk 80 1
Wait For Me 3:20 Roger Damawuzan African Scream Contest: Raw & Psychedelic Afro Sounds From Benin & Togo 70s African 1
Odenigbo 3:49 The Wings Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz Funk in 1970s Nigeria Funk 1
Look Out 4:04 The Witch Lazy Bones Psych 80 1
Havoc 4:31 The Witch Lazy Bones Psych 80 1
Lazy Bones 4:07 The Witch Lazy Bones Psych 1

Sweet.

Can I just say (yes, I can) that Chrissy Zeppy Tembo - Feeling Good, has just saved my Friday afternoon from the doldrums of absolute wretchedness.

Proper fantastic.

Apologies for being the Thread Necromancer.

No need. Is this still live? I can't get it to work! How did I miss this?

It was before you joined, I think.

That's probably true, but I was surely lurking.

I have some of these already, but I want more!

Cheers Jim, love the fuzz guitar on that track.

I don't seem to have the compilation on my new computer's drive sw2, but perhaps I can suggest something in the same mold you might enjoy, though it is a bit earlier (a bit more R&B and garageish) and from corners of the continent that haven't been as covered (portuguese-speaking countries like Mozambique and Angola; Madagascar).



rogkentroll.blogspot.ca/2009/08/cazumbi-...ies-garage-vol1.html

www.youtube.com/watch?v=46S1erb9_zc

Very decent of you linus, ta, it's the next thing to go on my shuffle.

Thanks Linus!

Cheers, it's one of my fave African pop compilations.