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Sample Track 1:
"Aja Wondo - Uppers International" from Afrobeat Airways 2
Sample Track 2:
"Do Your Own Thing - De Frank´s Band" from Afrobeat Airways 2
Sample Track 3:
"Wope Me A Ka - The African Brother" from Afrobeat Airways 2
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Album Review

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The Independent, Album Review >>

The accompanying information’s boast of “ultra-rare tracks” could have been a euphemism for “scraping the barrel”. But because of the apparently bottomless pit of 1970s Afro-funk still being found and dusted down – and because this is an Analog Africa release – you can be sure quality control has been maintained for this “Return to Ghana 1974-1983”.

So immerse yourself in some edgy, guitar-centered grooves that combine the influences of Fela Kuti, James Brown and Isaac Hayes while being as tight as the skin on a djembe. There’s also a generous 44-page booklet that features an absorbing essay by Banning Eyre and pictures of some delightfully gaudy LP sleeves featuring men with huge halos of hair and unfeasibly wide flares.

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