Nigeria Soul Fever: Afro Funk, Disco and Boogie

Soul Jazz Records newNigeria Soul Feveris their first release to explore the vast wealth of Nigerian music recorded in the 1970s. The new album comes with introductory sleevenotes byBill Brewster(author ofLast Night A DJ Saved My Life).

Packed-full withAfro-Funk, Disco and Boogieall from Nigeria, this triple album/double CD set brings together a stunning collection of diverse West African sounds. Whilst a small handful of the artists featured (Joni Haastrup, Tee Mac, Christy Essien) have seen the light of day outside Africa, this is essentially a collection of killer tracks by an array of artists completely unknown outside of Nigeria.

Artists such asDon Bruce & The Angels, Akin Richards & The Executives, Angela Starr, Jimmy Sherry & The Music Agents.Its no surprise that these records are extremely rare and expensive to buy individually so this album will save you going broke trying to find them.

These recordings were made at a time when Nigerias trade restrictions banned imported records. Whilst new musical trends (such as American soul, funk, disco etc) entered and influenced the country, the local music scene remained just that local. Consequently, these recordings remain practically unknown to anyone outside of the country.

Nigeria Soul Fever is released as triple-album vinyl + d o w n l o a d, double-CD d i g i -pack and d i g i t a l d o w n l o a d. This album follows on from Soul Jazz Records 1960s collectionNigeria Freedom Sounds,released last month, and will be followed by the reissue of the incredibly rare and groovy Nigerian 1980 disco boogie funk albumTee Macs Night Illusion.