It's easy to wake up with grooves this great – a searing back
of 70s
Afro Rock gems that are also surprisingly funky, too! The tunes here do a wonderful job
of mixing psych currents and headier rhythms – a great blend
of the burning
Afro Funk trends that were happening in Nigeria at the time, but with much richer, trippier work on the guitar and vocals – and some
of the freaky, fuzzy basslines too! If some
Afro Funk acts drew strong influence from the sharp soul
of James Brown, these groups all seem to drink deep from the same musical well as Funkadelic at their freaked-out early best – which means that they've got no trouble throwing in a psych guitar riff alongside soulful vocals and funky rhythms – all with a sound that's completely sublime. As with the great first volume in this series, this edition comes with a special heavy book on the music – filled with detailed notes and lots
of photos – alongside a great set
of tracks that include "Wake Up You" by Waves, "Love" by Question Mark, "Baby Rock" by Jay U Experience, "Life In Cannan" by Ceejebs, "Who Made The World" by The Identicals, "Awa Lani Arawa" by Kukumbas, "Life Will Move" by The Believers, "The Feelings" by Tony Grey & The B
lack 7, "I Want A Break Thru" by The Hykkers, and "In The Jungle (voc)" by The Hygrades.
(Deluxe edition, still sealed with hype sticker.)