BLACK, STEVE - VILLAGE BOOGIE

BLACK, STEVE - VILLAGE BOOGIE

CD (Compact Disc)

Price: € 5.95

(VAT included)

Stock level: IN STOCK

Available for
immediate delivery

Read our FAQ before ordering.

 

Label: PMG

Release date: 22/04/2016

Barcode: 0710473190145

Catalog no.: PMGCD0000007

Item ID: 429292

A reissue of the incredible rare 1979 Afro-funk LP by a dynamic
artist from Nigeria, originally issued by the well known
Afrodisia label. 'Village Boogie!', Steve Black's debut-LP,
really deserves the holy grail status amongst Afrofunk
fanatics. This unique album contains Black's own version of the
smasher 'Brand New Wayo', originally performed by the band
Mixed Grill for which Steve was the singer. On this album Steve
Black's voice is backed by polyrhythmic drum and percussion
patterns, lush horn arrangements and swinging bass lines.

More BLACK, STEVE...


BLACK, STEVE - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO 'U'

BLACK, STEVE - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO 'U'

How do you follow up a stone-cold Afro Funk classic like 'Village Boogie'? Simple. Gather together some of the hottest players in Nigeria, take them down to the Phonodisk studios in Ijebu Igbo and let them loose on a bunch dancefloor fillers you spent the last four years ... read more »

€ 4.95

 

 

More on the PMG label...


BLACK CHILDREN SLEDGE FUNK CO. BAND - VOL. 3: AVIATION GRAND FATHER

BLACK CHILDREN SLEDGE FUNK CO. BAND - VOL. 3: AVIATION GRAND FATHER

In mid-'70s Nigeria, almost everybody loved the Black Children Sledge Funk Co. Band. Blasting out of the bustling river port of Onitsha, the band's infectious feel-good grooves were the perfect antidote to the dark economic clouds gathering over the country. The music is a ... read more »

€ 4.95

 

BETA YAMA GROUP - FREE LOVE

BETA YAMA GROUP - FREE LOVE

It's hard to get a handle on Nigerian musicians Nash Dodoo, Charlie Cuul and Jonas Caulley. In 1980 they released an album of face-melting gospel boogie as the BML chapels. And in the same year, calling themselves the Beta Yama Group, they put out 'Free Love', a belated ... read more »

€ 4.95

 

HEADS FUNK - COLD FIRE

HEADS FUNK - COLD FIRE

This superb Afro-beat, funk and psych-rock album, originally released by EMI Nigeria in 1976, sees a deserved reissue. 'Cold Fire' was the second album under the flag of the Heads Funk Band. Where their first album, 'Hard World', was in a hurry to get you on the dance ... read more »

€ 4.95

 

ELCADOS - WHAT EVER YOU NEED

ELCADOS - WHAT EVER YOU NEED

On CD, this is a reissue of the 1979 album by Nigerian band Elcados. The group released two rock-oriented albums in the mid '70s before hitting an appealing disco/reggae groove on 'Whatever You Need'.

€ 4.95

 

GUELEWAR BAND OF BANJUL - WARTEEF JIGGEN

GUELEWAR BAND OF BANJUL - WARTEEF JIGGEN

At last, here's a reissue of the third album by the Guelewar Band Of Banjul, a group that presented a new approach to the traditional Sene-Gambian music, known today as the Afro-Manding-Sound. The album was first released by the French Discafrique label in 1981. An ... read more »

€ 4.95

 

KOVACICEK, ZDENKA - ZDENKA KOVACICEK

KOVACICEK, ZDENKA - ZDENKA KOVACICEK

A great reissue of the s/t 1978 album by the respected Croatian vocalist who combined jazz, pop, soul, easy listening and more. Tasteful stuff! Zdenka and her team of producers combined disco funk, haunting electronic pieces, lush soulful ballads and glam oriented power pop ... read more »

€ 6.95

 

 


Shiny Beast - shinybeast.nl

Clear Spot International BV
Hermelijnkoog 21
1822CA Alkmaar
The Netherlands

T. + 31 (0)72 567 9990
F. + 31 (0)84 229 8862

E. info@shinybeast.nl
W. www.shinybeast.nl

Deze website gebruikt cookies. Meer info. / This website uses cookies. More info.