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Tofu Notes: Hot Lagos nights... In New York

  • vasco_pyjama · 6 months ago
    Heaviest grooves with a referee's whistle.
  • Toaf · 6 months ago
    Iya. And some noisy African mamas in the background.
  • SB · 6 months ago
    This looks interesting. My favourite African music is the Highlife style developed in Nigeria and Ghani in the 50s and 60s. E.T. Mensah was the master. Like reggae it features bittersweet horns which I find most attractive.

    I'll go home and listen to some Fela Kuti tonight, and try to track down some Moussa Doumbia.
  • Toaf · 6 months ago
    Ah yes, I've just discovered Highlife. This rekurd is next on my hit list if I can track it down somewhere.

    You can sample Moussa Doumbia here. The missus and I have the album on high rotation at present. Love it.
  • SB · 5 months ago
    Thanks for the link. Listening to Moussa now. Very funky, and very tasty sax. I have the Nigeria Special comp. A lot of it is groove driven, and some is more in the sixties style that I like.