Funky Sounds from Central Africa
I guess this is the kind of record that would scream “grab me” even to the most casual of record browsers so I feel extra lucky it fell into my greedy hands. This is a very rare compilation released in the Netherlands by some forward souls at Philips. The bulk of the 12 tracks, although very nice, only tentatively ventures into jazzy or R&B styles, if at all. There are, however, two tracks by Rex Williams that more than meet the cover-induced expectations. This guy had a very tight and wild afro funk act heavy on the organ and with fresh, clean guitar. Check out the slower of the two, the infectious happy day, before having yourself a party with ererimbot ayafung oko. Wow!
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Great stuff….thanks for posting it!!
Thanks, glad you like it. I think I recorded it too loud, oeps, sounds a bit distorted now which it isn’t.
Wow. I’ve been scouring for Afro-funk comps for years now and this one’s never come up. Nice stuff, too. Thanks for sharing.
Hi, can you write me which side/which track are those both Rex Williams tracks? Also the label-number and year of release. I like to add this LP to the Funk Records Lexicon. If you know somebody who has the original of that Rex Williams: Ererimbot track, let me know. Any help is very much appreciated. Email see above. Thanks, Peter
great stuff .. great site . thankyou for sharing , nice work !
I love this! My mother used to sing like that while taking a shower on the way to work. It would be funny but she used public transportation. I lived in Chicago in the 60’s.
The cover presents us with Ndebele women and their wonderfully painted houses. They normally live in South Africa, which, normally, is not placed in Central Africa, except if you are a funky record producer in the Netherlands – hehe! Well, what the heck – let us enjoy the music!
I picked up a copy of this album yesterday! What a cool find!
The track irerimbot also features on Calabar itu road a new compi that handles east nigeria music.