{"title":"African Records","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthentic African sounds on vinyl – from classics to rare gems. 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Doch der Auftritt von Dr. Footswitch veranlasste den Rhodesia Herald, das Bild seines Gitarristen Manu Kambani auf der Titelseite abzudrucken, zusammen mit dem schreienden Satz „Jimi Hendrix ist tot, aber Manu lebt“. Mit seiner Fähigkeit, die hypnotisierenden Possen von Jimi Hendrix zu imitieren, hatte Manu alle beeindruckt, und der Herausgeber der Zeitung konnte nicht widerstehen, die Geschichte zu drucken. Es folgte heftige Kritik von konservativen Weißen, die dem Herald vorwarfen, „die Standards zu senken“. Doch die Berichterstattung machte Manu zu einer Symbolfigur in Harare, einem der ältesten Townships von Salisbury, und beeinflusste viele Jugendliche, ihre eigenen Musikgruppen zu gründen. Diese Bands begannen, Rockmusik, kongolesische Rumba, südafrikanischen Mbaqanga, Soul und traditionelle Beats zu einer Untergrundmusikbewegung zu verschmelzen, die die Zukunft des simbabwischen Sounds prägen und das koloniale Establishment herausfordern sollte. Die ganze Aufregung weckte das Interesse der südafrikanischen Musikindustrie, und eine ganze Reihe von rhodesischen Bands - darunter The Great Sounds, MD Rhythm Success, Afrique 73, The Hitch-Hikers, The Impossibles und O.K Success - hatten es aufgrund ihrer Live-Auftritte geschafft, einen einmaligen Plattenvertrag mit Gallo Record abzuschließen. Doch aus irgendeinem Grund nutzte der südafrikanische Gigant den Schwung nicht voll aus, und dieses Vakuum wurde 1974 von der Teal Record Company gefüllt, die beschlossen hatte, ihre rhodesische Tochtergesellschaft aufzustocken. Die 25 Songs, die auf dieser Compilation vorgestellt werden, zeigen die Geburt der modernen Musikindustrie in Simbabwe und die explosionsartige Kreativität, die die Bands der 1970er und 80er Jahre an den Tag legten, ist unendlich lohnend. Es war eine Zeit des wilden Experimentierens, bevor sich etablierte Genres herauskristallisiert hatten. Rock, Rumba, Soul und traditionelle Grooves treffen in dieser Sammlung auf wunderbare Weise aufeinander, die auch noch nie veröffentlichte Stücke von Thomas Mapfumo, Oliver Mtukudzi und vielen anderen simbabwischen Künstlern enthält!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Want Some Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52086352183633,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/5843\/8993\/files\/1692991_01_huge.jpg?v=1760210138"},{"product_id":"shadow-sweet-sweet-dreams","title":"Shadow - Sweet Sweet Dreams","description":"\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"363\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e\u003ccol width=\"363\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"277\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"277\" class=\"xl67\" width=\"363\"\u003eGatefold LP comes with a 4-pages big size inlay with liner notes, exclusive pictures and a double page poster (30x60cm)\u003cbr\u003eRecord\/Vinyl + Digital Album\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Want Some Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52260250943825,"sku":null,"price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/5843\/8993\/files\/a1015998077_10.jpg?v=1762107063"},{"product_id":"the-mighty-cavaliers-fisherman","title":"The Mighty Cavaliers - Fisherman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12\" Vinyl Edition of our second release. 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Cover have been fully restored by Eligez (Italy) and is printed on tick quality paper at Legno (Italy).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOfficial Reissue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLP + Insert\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Want Some Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52261108023633,"sku":null,"price":26.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/5843\/8993\/files\/a1324893939_10.jpg?v=1762119396"},{"product_id":"udu-sound-of-the-people","title":"Udu - Sound Of The People","description":"\u003cp\u003eVinly LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Ladies and Gentlemen open your ears and Listen to the Sound of the People… for here comes Udu… Udu… Udu… Udu… Udu…”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe are pleased to announce the reissue of Udu’s sole LP “Sound of the People” originally released on Love Records (Nigeria) in 1976. The band took their name from the Igbo word for a large clay jug normally used to carry water. The jug has a regular opening at the top with an additional hole on the side. In addition to being used to carry water the jug was also played by Igbo women in traditional ceremonies. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was in Lagos the Udu trio met musician, producer and owner of Love Records Alex Tony Okoroji. The debut release on the label is Alex Tony Okoroji’s own LP Super Sure (Love Records, 1976). Today, Chief Tony Okoroji is a legend of the Nigerian music scene, but back in 1976, just like Udu, he was just starting his recording career…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth the Udu and the Alex Tony Okoroji records where recorded at legendry Arc Studio in Lagos. A studio facility initiated by Cream drummer Ginger Baker in 1972, eventually opening in January 1973. The engineers who worked on the Udu recordings had previously worked on a number of Fela Kuti Records (No Bread, Expensive Shit, Everything Scatter); whilst production and writing duties were in the hands of Alex Tony\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e Okoroji…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll of the tracks have a fairly loose, almost conversational arrangement both in the music and the lyrical delivery… For the most part the pace is relatively laid back… it’s by no means chilled-out… there’s always an element of movement… \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFour of the six tracks have an unexpected and subtle dance floor air: “The Chant\", \"Sound Of The People\", “Nwanyalubi” and \"New Bride Song\" all have a fairly distinct and uniquely hypnotic build that once you get is seriously foot friendly from a sunrise perspective. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt would be easy to say the record is psychedelic, but at times that’s an overused term for a broad spectrum of music which suggests something, but doesn’t define anything in detail… it might be better in this instance to suggest the record has an other-worldly ambience, folk in essence and potentially devotional from a regional perspective; something possibly alluded to in the both the bands’ name and the title of the record… whatever musical genres the record crosses it’s a genuine shame that it’s taken just over 40 years to reach the ears of a wider audience outside of the few people who would have heard the record at the time…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnswering the question as to why the record has remained so unknown until now… although the record was recorded at Arc Studios, it was released on a fledgling independent label… in addition, musically speaking, the record doesn’t fit easily to one of the popular genres of the period. It may have been too subtle for the time and the place… falling through the cracks between Afro-Rock and Afro-Funk…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Want Some Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52261112709457,"sku":null,"price":26.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/5843\/8993\/files\/a0166248500_10.jpg?v=1762119539"},{"product_id":"vibro-success-intercontinental-orchestra-drunkard","title":"Vibro Success Intercontinental Orchestra - Drunkard","description":"\u003cp\u003eVinyl LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe are delighted and honored to begin this new year (2022) announcing the official new release of another rare and great Afrobeat \u0026amp; Soukous masterpiece LP straight from Nigeria:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVibro Success Intercontinental Orchestra – Drunkard [DTW010]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVibro Success Intercontinental Orchestra was an extraordinary group from the Central African Republic, founded by the sax player Rodolphe 'Beckers' Bekpa, also known as Master Békers, in the late 60's. The band achieved surprising domestic success after Beckers introduced the first drums to the Congolese Rumba rhythm. His innovation proved to be wildly popular so they were hired as the resident band of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"package_description_0\" class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003e“ciel d’Afrique au Km5”, a night club in Bangui. The club was renowned as the temple of the Olympic Réal football\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"package_description_0\" class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003e team's fans and that visibility propelled them into becoming the official national orchestra. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1970 marked beginning of the band's international fame . Their fame spread beyond national borders until they became so popular that invitations began to arrive from nearby countries like Cameroon and Chad, the former of which the band would then tour that same year. The success of their performances prompted a further tour in 1972. According to Rodolphe Bépka, the audience enthusiasm Vibro encountered was bewildering. \"We filled the old military stadium in Yaoundé in 1970, in 1972 the new Amadou Haïdjo stadium ... We are running with great success in the cities.” Their popularity was also growing in Chad, where they would tour several times through the early and mid 70's. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTowards the end of 1976, Vibro Success decided to take their music global and introduce Central African music to listeners worldwide. It worked. The turning point came in Nigeria. There the group achieved extraordinary success, with live performances followed by contracts with local labels like Scottie and Ben\/Clover resulting in hit releases. Most of their LP's were originally released on this later label, Ben Limited, owned by Ben Okonkwo. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBen, also known as Clover Sounds, brought a great number of the biggest bands from the country to market, bands like The Apostles, Akwassa,The Doves, Aktion, The Visitors, Mansion, Folk 77 and many others. Nearly all those groups started their recording careers in the label's studios based in the commercial heart of Aba, Abia State, one of Southeastern Nigeria’s largest cities. Aba at that time was a flourishing city, an important crossroads of people and culture with an intensive and active and cutting edge live music and nightlife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut after that golden era the group began to lose its popularity. In the 1980's they returned to Bangui and resumed their old-time gigs in dance halls there - only to realize that their music didn't have the appeal it used to. Making matters worse, the domestic economic downturn accelerated, forcing the orchestra to slowly end its activities . Vibro Succès Intercontinental Orchestra disappeared at the end of the 80s and most of its members died in the 90s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe discovered this LP during our first trip to Nigeria in 2016. While traveling in the east to meet up with a musician, we stopped for a night in a village. As often happens in Nigeria, information has a way of traveling fast. The news that a couple of white guys looking for records had arrived in the village the day before spread like light. When we awoke, we found a couple of elderly music lovers in the hall of our hotel with a little pile of records for sale. The nice cover of the “Drunkard” album was right on top!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt first we thought it was just another really good soukous album made by Vibro Success but after we heard “Drunkard” - we knew we had stumbled onto something very special. That was the “easy” part. Soon after, we had the idea of reissuing this LP and that was a bit harder. There were no credits on the cover and not much information about Vibro Succès. We started to ask to our friends to ask around, see if somebody knew them or the producer. That's when sadly we discovered that Ben Okonkwo had passed. So with no leads to follow and seemingly without any possibility of making progress on the matter, we \"gave up\" and returned to Italy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA couple years later, in the summer of 2019, we found ourselves again in Aba. This time we had the chance to meet Nnamdi Okonkwo, the eldest son of the late Ben Okonkwo. After Nnamdi's mother and family agreed, he was glad to cooperate with us for the re-release of this special album.\u003cbr\u003eOne of the foundational beliefs of Dig This Way Records is to work hard and try to do everything possible to bring back this rare, unknown music to market, allow people to enjoy these beautiful, vibrant vibes!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVibro Success Intercontinental Orchestra – Drunkard originally released in 1978 on Ben.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSide A is totally dominated by the long-incredible psych Afrobeat track called Drunkard. Almost 18 minutes of magic, a musical trip with great sax solos \u0026amp; breaks, a warm and deep voice, with masterful vibes imprinted in the grooves that make you fly into an hypnotic, parallel dimension.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Side B we have two tracks that are more like other Vibro Success Orchestra productions done for Ben Clover , dance floor soukous which can bring some proper Fyah in worldwide Tropical Dancefloors. \u003cbr\u003eListen to “Marine Yanzoni” and you will not be disappointed!!! You'll definitely love the break at around 1.30 min., with the crazy change in rhythm and an explosion of typical soukous guitars and horns! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe hope you enjoy this album!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Want Some Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52261121065297,"sku":null,"price":26.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/5843\/8993\/files\/a0261465568_10.jpg?v=1762119715"},{"product_id":"prince-bolingo-akaba-his-obubu-sound-of-uokha-airende","title":"Prince Bolingo Akaba \u0026 His Obubu Sound of Uokha - Airende","description":"\u003cp\u003eVinyl LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince we started Dig This Way Records project we always wanted to shed light on music that never really made it to the western musical world , while Afrobeat , Funk , Disco and Boogie from Africa have been widely explored , Highlife still remain a bit of a niche music which we belive deserve more attention. For this reason , in 2019 our 2nd release was the great “Ode-Omore Osarenren – Oyoetigbe” an “Edo-Digital-Synthy-Highlife” production from 1988 made in Benin City and since than that we have been looking for a worthy sequel to propose on the label.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFew years ago , during one of our musical Adventures in Nigeria we did spend a couple weeks in the north side of Edo State , an area commonly known as Etsako but also called\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e Afenmai \u003cspan id=\"package_description_0\" class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003eor \u003cbr\u003eOwan. The music made in this area is known in Nigeria for his unique touch , slow and deep with hypnotic guitars that drive the rhythm , incredible percussions and meditative vocals , sung in local languages. It's unknown when this style of music was created but some of the early exponent like Chief Anco Mamodu or Chief I.I. 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In a world of uniform hate where people experience death in a trance , it is through love's cry that we see through the eyes of wisdom that he needs somebody. Music is the message transmitted in this super disko funk for funky people, to tell the brandifield dad the truth or ask a music-minded-lass, introduce me to your loving. So, if you have anything to say, why not join us and say it...afterall it's a happy world... 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The rhythms are tight and focused, with some Antilles, but also Detroit elements thrown in, accompanied with a strong horns section, vibraphone, and analog drums. There are lots of echoes from the era of jazz funk and the lyrical French mode, mixed with some slightly warmer currents that show their wider love of modern funk and eclectic tastes. It is a unique sound, an original\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e recipe, using French wordplay with a universal message. In the summer of 2018, they presented the now critically acclaimed first single \"El Nino\" (HC 057EP), an Afro-funk gem about climate change, and \"Fontaine\", an Afro hit with a great combination of analog take and electronic dancefloor ingredients. With massive support from national radios and prestigious international DJs such as Gilles Peterson, Aimez Ces Airs could be one of the top funky albums of 2019. Cover designed by the artist Felix. 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The first completed version of the song then briefly went on alternative radio, we also made plans to release a 12” vinyl version of it, but for one way or another the vibe wasn’t right, things weren’t really happening and we shelved the project, without thinking we would get\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e back to it again...until a\u003cbr\u003efew months ago.\u003cbr\u003eWe went back to the studio last summer and started ironing the song again from scratch. That same initial\u003cbr\u003espirit and energy caught hold of us again from the day we started and, like for Francis Bebey’s “New Track” in 1982 or King Sunny Ade’s “Syncro System” in 1983 who were recorded in Paris over 35 years ago, we worked\u003cbr\u003erelentlessly to create a balanced but experimental track showcasing rootsy sound, pop instrumentation, tight\u003cbr\u003eworld beat drumming, song structure, jazzy horns, spacey synthesizers, choral-like vocal harmonies with call\u003cbr\u003eand response figurative vocals. The recent “explosion of the African arts” as Fela Kuti had prophesized it has blossomed into a worldwide celebration of race, identity and empowerment; it demonstrates that these very turbulent political and social times we’re living will encourage young and older people to seek for more cultural knowledge and make them realize that the layer of the African cultural existence is fundamental, and more importantly globally accepted. African cultures smashed through deserts, across routes, traveled borders disregarding modern day notions of geography and race for centuries; today they are varied and diverse,\u003cbr\u003eyet a common thread latches these identities into one family; an infinitely large network of ‘life forces’.\u003cbr\u003eWe now proudly present this brand new record; just like the sightseeing you have while strolling through\u003cbr\u003ethe streets of Paris nowadays, it may seem raggedy and raw at first but underneath the surface, there is an underlying tension and complexity that mirrors the contradictions and issues of this society trapped in a\u003cbr\u003elabyrinth of identity crisis: against race and class antagonism as well as immigration versus citizenship debate.\u003cbr\u003eMuch of the same could be pointed out about other multi-racial societies such as the present day Brazilian one;\u003cbr\u003eBut ultimately, artists and the civil society will have to keep on seeking for innovative ways to reinvent social\u003cbr\u003ediscourse and use whichever tool they may have at their disposal to address the ills of a society doomed to\u003cbr\u003eprogress and evolve or grow gradually impoverished. 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