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El Rego - El Rego - out on Daptone Records

Monday 03 October 2011, 00:49

El Rego Daptone
El Rego - El Rego
(CD/LP+7"/Digital) Daptone Records DAP023, 2011-10-03

El Rego is a true legend of African Soul Music, he was one of the main Afro-Funk performers in Benin, West Africa, alongside the Orchestre Poly-Rythmo. His top of the range, tough Afro Funk doesn't really get any better. Here for the first time on album are 12 of his greatest recordings from the late '60s and early '70s hand-picked by Daptone Records. CD version includes a nice booklet with El Rego's own story of his life and music, along with pictures from his personal collection and artwork from his original 45's. The music has been remastered with great care, and the vinyl contains an exclusive bonus 45'of Se Na Min, one of his most sought after afro-funk tracks.

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Citizen Dale Platters That Matters Vol 4

Citizen Dale - Platters That Matters Vol.4 - A'fro Down

Sunday 08 August 2010, 14:00 2

Citizen Dale - Platters That Matters Vol.4 - A'fro Down (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-08-08 "Hey Julien, I hope that this message finds you well and as busy as ever. The mega African mix you just put up is shit hot! Anyway, I must have been on the same wavelength as you as the new mix I've been working on is afro-centric: Platters that Matters - Vol. 4 - A'fro Down! This fresh mix of original African hit-makers and afro-rhythm inspired ass-shakers is sure to hit you in the feet! You'll feel the heat & groove to the beat when you check out what is being laid down in this most...

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El Rego Et Ses Commandos - Dis-Moi Oui / Cherie Lucia

Sunday 08 August 2010, 04:03

El Rego Et Ses Commandos Dis-Moi Oui
El Rego Et Ses Commandos - Dis-Moi Oui / Cherie Lucia
(7") L.A. Aux Ecoutes LA23, early 1970s, BENIN

El Rego was one of the great bandleaders in Benin during the 1970s, producing a number of excellent rumba, funk, and soul sides with his Commandos; this particular 45 is a Nigerian pressing, probably from 1973. The A-side is a smoking Afrobeat cut with a clacking drum beat, dimestore organ, and a monster guitar intro-- it's funk with a psychedelic edge and fantastic feel. The flip is a drifting ballad with some really nice sax, great slow-motion highlife guitar, and languid harmony vocals underpinned by an odd, cricket-ish organ part. I haven't found any compilations of El Rego's stuff, but the several tracks of his I've heard have convinced me he needs one, and soon.
(Source : Joe Tangari / pitchfork.com)

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