An Uncle Roddus Album Review
African Music Month
Listening to this album through the week, I discovered I already knew a song or two from this LP after first hearing them on one of Franks Mixes from Voodoo Funk. This set, Recorded in London sometime in the early 70s, is a mix of styles and kicks off with a couple of nice Afro Reggae numbers before getting more Afrocentric with the rest of the album. The two Highlife numbers were already familiar to me and "Mensu" with its cool organ and mesmerising groove is the highlight of this set and a classic. "Miniwaa Ba" isn't too far behind in the classic stakes and "Nansooben" keeps up the quality with its quirky guitar melodies. Although a bit of a slow starter, this album really picks up in the second half and finishes strongly. rating 4/5
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