| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28
|
29 | 30 |
| 31 |
This page is a Daily Archive of entries for Thursday, July 10, 2008 listed from newest to oldest.
The crate diggers at Soundway Records have put together another excellent record which paints a fuller picture of the rich 1970s West African music scene. The bands featured on Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz Funk in 1970s Nigeria display a heavier rock and funk approach to the popular Afro-beat sound happening in West Africa at the time. Afro-beat blended the lock-groove precision of 1960s Western R&B acts such as James Brown’s backing band, the JBs, with indigenous timing and pop sensibilities to create a lively, undeniably danceable new form of music. Nigeria’s legendary Fela Kuti is the most well known Afro-beat musician. Fela and his backing bands, the Africa 80 and the Nigeria 70, mixed populist, power-to-the-people lyrics with the endless groove.
| 
