EPIC TUESDAYS ARE BACK! Imagine if you will…Kraftwerk decided to pack up their synths, drum machines et al and head down to Nigeria to collaborate with the local popular singers of the 80’s. It’s a tough one to wrap your head around but this nugget of Afro-electro pop will help get you there right quick. William Onyeabor was a fairly well known funk musician in 1970’s Nigeria scoring a few “hits” over the course of that well documented and highly prolific decade. In the 80’s William decided to take a different course. Clearly inspired by the technical achievements of electronic musical equipment makers (Moog, Roland, Linn et al) he holed up in his studio to create a new type of African music. African rhythms and that Nigerian feel can still be heard through his use of almost entirely electronic means but it’s evident that he was also looking to the modern electro sounds coming from the discos and radio of Europe and America for some new inspiration. I’ve been fairly satiated with the glut of African funk, soul and rock reissues over the past few years so when something like this comes along (and I would also recommend Brand New Wayo; a comp of Nigerian disco and boogie from the 80’s) it just stands hairs on the back of my neck. Big up. 

The Lp has recently been reissued and is currently available….Tho I hear it’s already sold out and oop at the label….so git quick kids.

~snailboy