Track Listing

1. Shango
2. Prisoner Of Law
3. My Lonely Wolf
4. Freedom Dance
5. Go Go's Feast
6. Mystery Tour
7. Now I'm A Man
8. Watusi

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #284819 in Music
• Released on: 2002-04-30
• Number of discs: 1

Album Description
Strut's Afrostrut label has slowly been uncovering a mine of Afro funk gold from the dusty vaults of Lagos, Nigeria. Some of the music has never been heard outside of Africa, some has never been heard at all, recorded but never released. Such is the case with Peter King's lost album, Shango. The album is a lost classic with hard Afro-funk dancefloor bombs sitting alongside more reflective, downtempo ghetto psychedelia. The lyrics are hard-hitting, borrowing the 'no sell out' messages of black power USA and the musicianship on the album is incredible - great players all locked into layers of rough Afro percussion. Simply an essential album for any Afrobeat or funk fan! Remastered. 2002.

Customer Reviews

Instantly a favourite!
As a jazz fan, saturated on reggae, I was looking for something new and this is an excellent find! I listened to this for about 30 seconds before recognizing a classic. A full play at home and I'm very happy!

Great afro beats, loaded with James Brown-ish guitar rifs and baselines that would do Bootsie Collins proud. Absolutely solid jazz-funk with an african theme! WOW!