An Uncle Roddus Album Review
African music month
CD1
Ify Jerry Krusade – Nwantinti / Die Die
The Hygrades – Rough Rider
The Hykkers – Deiyo Deiyo (Akpuwunlobi)
Wrinkar Experience – Soundway
The Funkees – Breakthrough
The Mebusas – Mr. Bull Dog (45 version)
Foundars 15 – Don’t Take Me For A Ride
Ceejebs – Eti Ufok
Tony Grey Super 7 – Yem Efe
The Identicals – Akwa Kayi Ji Bia Nuwa
P.R.O. – Blacky Joe
Cicada – Oli Nkwu
The Lijadu Sisters – Life’s Gone Down Low
Eppi Fanio – Ikoko Ti Yio Jata (On Perseverance)
Bongos Ikwue – All Night Long
CD2
The Thermometers – Babalawo
Colomach – Ottoto Shamoleda
The Black Mirrors – The World Ends
The Semi Colon – Isi Agboncha
Lawrence Amavi Group – Money That’s What I Want
The Hygrades – Somebody’s Gonna Lose Or Win
Ofege – In Concert
The Elcados – Chokoi & Oreje
Sonny Okosuns & Paperback Limited – Ohomi
Chuck Barrister & The Voices Of Darkness – Be Kind, Be Foolish, Be Happy Tony Grey & The Black 7 – Ugbo Ndoma
Reme Izabebo’s Music Research – (Ayamayama) The Same Man
Action 13 – Active Action
The Actions – Kpokposikposi
The Strangers – Onye Ije
It seems The Comrades – Bullwalk
Ofo The Black Company – Egwu Aja
I was so impressed to see another excellent Soundway compilation available from one of our local CD stores, while I was browsing there between earthquakes, that I had to procure it for my collection of Afro compilations. Soundway never fail to come up with great comps of Afro funk and rock and this latest collection is no exception. As the title suggests, this collection is more Rock orientated and has the guitar at the forefront of most of these tracks, instead of Sax or trumpet. There is some great psychedelic guitar pyrotechnics here, especially on the first half of CD1. CD2 is a bit more funkier, but still rocks with the best of side one. A long collection full of great songs which grow better with familiarity, but does get a bit tedious over the whole 2 CDs with some of the lesser tracks bringing it down, but in saying that almost all the songs stand up well on their own. I will rate this collection 4/5
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