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    These Ofege guys from Nigeria never made it out to Europe , so they're even more authentic
    Trane, thanks for posting that Ofege video, I really enjoyed it. First time I've heard/read about them. Like you said, that was very authentic.

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    Two standout tracks from the superb "Legends of Benin" comp on the Analog Africa label.




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    Quote Originally Posted by bill g View Post
    Listened to Woyaya, really like it. Perfect cover for the music. Ordering now.


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    Thanks MT, but by others I meant- other bands mentioned in this thread
    ah... ok then;
    for WAR their masterpiece is The World Is A Ghetto
    WAR were a bit more on the Jam Band side of things loooong before that term existed. In fact, if one counts them as part of the Afro Prog sound, they were one of the first with Osibisa, Mandrill and (if you count them) Funkadelic. All of them having their start in the 60s. That's not to say that WAR never created any tight, intricate compositions. That just wasn't their main thing.

    Mandrill are a completely different experience. The liner notes of their first album state "recorded in winter 1970" and while one side of the album contains Santana-esque style Afro Prog sounds, the other is a side-long Symphonic Prog suite. Perhaps the first side-long Prog suite ever recorded (unless you count the Moody Blues DoFP, which I think most Prog fans dont) so I'd say start with the first album. But Mandrill would have at least one full-on Prog piece on each of their first 5 albums and that's not to say that the rest of the music on those albums is any less stellar than the Prog pieces. They were insanely tight with intricate compositions and phenomenal Guitar solos by Omar Mesa, blistering Keyboards and Vibraphone work by Claude Cave and the excellent Flute of Carlos Wilson. I do not exaggerate when I say they are the greatest band who never got the recognition they deserved. They mixed African, Jazz, Rock, Latin and Funk together in the most capital P Progressive way imaginable.
    Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?

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    Wow thanks MT for the detailed answer,
    I will start digging!

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    OSIBISA: Do you like African Folk music mixed in a very Progressive way with Rock?

    Yes I do! Prog or not, fusion or "world", who give a shit? Osibisa made a few excellent albums, that's for sure!

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    Zzebra, a British band from the mid seventies, formed by former If and Osibisa members, is also very good.

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    Osibisa - "In Concert 1972"



    1 Beautiful Seven 8:39
    2 Spirits Up Above 7:35
    3 Y Sharp 7:29
    4 The Dawn 7:51
    5 Woyaya 5:35
    6 Survival 7:54
    7 Kokorokoo 6:20
    8 Do You Know 8:58
    9 Ayiko Bia 7:25
    10 Music For Gong Gong 11:23

    Tracks 1 to 7: Live at the Paris Theatre, London, February 1972.
    Track 8: Mar Y Sol Festival, Puerto Rico, April 4 1972.
    Tracks 9 to 10: Klagenfurt, Austria, July 1972.

    http://www.discogs.com/Osibisa-In-Co...elease/4635770

    A great live document from their prime.

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    That's the second double live I was speaking of, but the sound is sometimes approximative
    my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trane View Post
    That's the second double live I was speaking of, but the sound is sometimes approximative
    I would say it is very decent, especially given that it is not a professional multitrack recording, but a broadcast tape or BBC acetate disc copy. I much prefer it to the official "Black Magic Night", recorded well after the band's creative peak.

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    another band that's similar is DEMON FUZZ but I like them more and their Afreaka! album is well worth tracking down.
    Awesome band!
    Macht das ohr auf!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jay.Dee View Post
    Osibisa - "In Concert 1972"

    A great live document from their prime.
    Some of it here:


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    A few years ago i was at a record show and found Woyaya for some dirt cheap price and grabbed it knowing nothing accept it was obvious that it was a Roger Dean cover and thought it needed to be checked out. To say i was stunned was an understatement, i figured anyone who was a fan of Magma could totally dig on this.

    A couple of weeks ago i was at the same record show and scored a pristine German pressing of the first Osibisa with a beautiful glossy gatefold cover, for my money this is some of the best Roger Dean artwork coupled with the music inside, fantastic stuff indeed.

    I wouldn't be surprised to find out that Osibisa was a big influence on the modern band GOAT.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER View Post
    for WAR their masterpiece is The World Is A Ghetto
    Though the followup "Deliver the Word" is a little more prog-friendly, opener "H2 Overture" could almost be mistaken for a Focus track.

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    The Funkees (Nigeria)

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    and finally...

    SJOB Movement (Nigeria)



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    second SJOB album

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    hope you enjoyed an African trip during the 70's...


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    ooooooppppsss!!!
    I almost forgot

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    GREAT selections there, Trane!!!!!
    Macht das ohr auf!

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    Never bought any of their albums but I loved looking at the covers, thumbing through albums at department stores. I do remember seeing them on TV in the early 70s on Don Kirshner or one of those shows.

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