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Fela Kuti - "Johnny Just Drop (J.J.D.)"

From the album 'Lips That Would Kiss' by the Durutti Column & the compilation 'Instrumentals' by Blaine L. Reininger.

FBN2 Factory Benelux

Durrutti Column & Blaine L. Reininger - La Douleur

The very first title in our Africa 45’s series http://www.mrbongo.com/products/amazones-de-guinee-samba-moussa-doumbia-samba-7

Amazones de Guinee - Samba

Pure vibes to start our series. Live and direct, high energy African funk with a powerful vocal, recorded live in Paris in 1983.

Hailing from Guinea they were the countries first all female group, formed by members of Guinean army nonetheless. Their lead percussionist Kade Diallo was killed in a car crash just days after returning from a tour of France in the early 80’s. The group did not record again until 2008, but they continue to tour now, with a new generation of fans.

Taken from the sought after 1983 album ‘Au Coeur De Paris’, previously unreleased on 7”.

Moussa Doumbia - Samba

Malia born Moussa Doumbia and was a prolific saxophonist, composer and arranger, who lived in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

He fused African and Funk rhythms in his own unique style, comparable to the likes of Fela Kuti, Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou and Ebo Taylor. Moussa’s voice is strongly reminiscent of the almighty James Brown. 

Similarly to Fela and The Shrine, Moussa played at ‘Boule Noire’, a club in the cosmopolitan area of his town, Treichville. Every night they would play their own styles for hours to rich businessmen and locals.

‘Samba’ is taken from his 1980 LP ‘Lassissi Presente Moussa Doumbia’ released on Sacodis. Extremely hard to find.

Moussa Doumbia - Samba

Africa 45, number 5: http://www.mrbongo.com/products/k-frimpong-his-cubano-fiestas-kyenkyen-bi-adi-mawu-ebo-taylor-heaven-7

K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas - Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'awu

Ghanian musician K. Frimpong. In the 1970s, he recorded with two different bands; ‘Vis-A-Vis’ and ‘Cubano Fiestas’.

Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'awu fuses heavy afrobeat drums and horns with a highlife guitar line and is his most well known track. Taken from the legendary ‘K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas’ LP released in 1977 on Continental Records out of Ghana. 

Licensed from Ofo brothers, a Ghanian independent. As sampled by Gnarls Barkley on his ‘Storm Coming’ track.

Ebo Taylor - Heaven

We have released two Ebo Taylor albums on Mr Bongo and thought it was time to get the almighty classic ‘Heaven’ out on a 7”.

Taken from Ebo’s self titled LP released on Esibons in 1977, original copies of which regularly fetches upwards of $500.

Ebo still tours extensively with his incredible band; their performances come very highly recommended.

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K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas - Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'awu

Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - "Everything Scatter" 
LP to be reissued by Knitting Factory Records on 16 October 2015 (KFR2013-1)
Original year of release: 1975
More info: http://fela.net/

Fela Kuti - Everything Scatter

K. Frimpong And His Cubano Fiestas - Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'awu

Fela Kuti - Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake AM (1972)

Colonial Mentality - Fela Kuti (1977)

'Shakara' vinyl reissue - Out Oct 14

Pre-order from Sept 13: smarturl.it/FelaShakara

Also reissued:
London Scene, Gentleman, Afrodisiac, Zombie, I.T.T, & Upside Down 
Pre-order: smarturl.it/FelaLPs16

www.fela.net

Fela Kuti And The Africa 70 - Lady

Fela Kuti - Beasts Of No Nation

• Joy Division
• New Order
• Happy Mondays

Factory Records Manchester

Fela Kuti Black Man s Cry

Label: Factory
Catalog#: FAC 167
Format: Vinyl, 7", Single
Country: UK
Released: Feb 1987
Genre: Rock 
Style: Indie Rock

The Railway Children - Brighter (Factory Records 1987)

From his 2013 album <i>No Place for My Dream</i>.

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Femi Kuti "Nothing to Show for It"

Initially founded in 2002 as an offshoot of the celebrated Knitting Factory club in lower Manhattan, Knitting Factory Records, along with the new Knitting Factory club in Brooklyn, was reborn in 2009 with the acquisition and re-release of the Fela Kuti catalog. KFR also encompasses the catalogs of Instinct Records, Shadow Records, Shimmy Disc, and Evolver Records.

In partnership with Partisan Records, a Brooklyn-based artist-run label, Knitting Factory Records strives to honor the music of an eclectic array of relevant artists drawn from both the past and the present.

“Music is the weapon. Music is the thing of the future. Music is the weapon of the future.” - Fela Kuti

Fela Kuti - "Johnny Just Drop (J.J.D.)"

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