You had me until the lyrics came in. I hope there's an instrumental.

Following the great success of BBE’s 2023 reissue of Remi Kabaka’s 1976 lost masterpiece 'Son of Africa' comes yet another neglected and hitherto-hidden slice of pure Kabaka goodness: 1980’s 'Roots Funkadelia'.

While the 1976 album was recorded at Island Studios London, roots was recorded and mixed in L.A. in the midst of a golden period for the Motown studios, and the sheer quality of the mix shows in spades. An unexpected but welcome bonus is the appearance throughout of the ‘mean machine’- Motown artists the commodores’ brass section alter-ego.

Released in 1980 on Polygram Nigeria with no international distribution deal, and lurking almost unnoticed in a handful of dedicated afro vinyl collections, this is the first-ever reissue outside Africa of an album that regularly fetches £500 plus on the ‘those who know’ market’.

Remi Kabaka - Ikaope [BBE Music]

Remi Kabaka - Togetherness [BBE Music]

Remi Kabaka - Afro Beat [BBE Music]

Remi Kabaka - Festival [BBE Music]

Mungkin Saja

Release: 07/09/2018

Kicking off with full force, label owner Ziggy Funk hits the ground running with an african inspired 2 track EP. As always from Ziggy’s music we can expect a tremendous amount of groove, coupled with experimentation to hold interest for your listening experience. This release is a sign of things to come and the general feel the new ‘What Is Hip?’ recordings label will aspire to be. Without further ado, join us down the rabbit hole and we look forward to seeing where this journey this will take us on.

Ziggy Funk - Bang Bang! ft Yamila Kamali (EP)

Straight from the airwaves and into your ears // London based label by Zaidi Kamali

Info/enquiries: whatishiprecordings@gmail.com

Ziggy Funk - Bang Bang! ft Yamila Kamali (EP)

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