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Tony Allen - Jealousy / Progress

Monday 10 April 2000, 03:24

Tony Allen Jealousy Progress
Tony Allen Hits With The Africa 70 - Jealousy / Tony Allen Plays With Afrika 70 - Progress
(2xCD) Strut STRUTACD001, 2000-04-10

Tony Allen Hits With The Africa 70 JealousyTony Allen Hits With The Africa 70 Jealousy
Tony Allen Hits With The Africa 70 - Jealousy
(LP) Strut STRUTALP001, 2000-04-10

Tony Allen Plays With Afrika 70 ProgressTony Allen Plays With Afrika 70 Progress
Tony Allen Plays With Afrika 70 - Progress
(LP) Strut STRUTAALP001, 2000-04-10

"A landmark for Strut as we kick off our new Afrostrut sub-label and begin our exploration of the wealth of funky Afro-beat and Afro-fusion that still remains unreleased outside of Nigeria. We kick off with four original albums from Tony Allen, the celebrated drummer from Fela Kuti's Africa '70 band. Hot on the heels of his 'Black Voices' set on the French Comet label, these albums show how Allen was doing it back in the day when he was pioneering the Afrobeat sound. Available as two 2CD sets and four single LPs."

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Darkest Light - The Best Of The Lafayette Afro-Rock Band (1st edition)

Saturday 31 July 1999, 03:22

Darkest Light The Best Of The Lafayette Afro-Rock Band
Darkest Light - The Best Of The Lafayette Afro-Rock Band
(CD/2xLP) Strut STRUTCD/LP003, 1999-07-31

"Darkest Light is the first ever retrospective of one of the '70s most influential bands. Recorded in Paris and New York under the production guidance of Pierre Jaubert ("Berjot"), the Lafayettes were a jazz-based super session group that created a heavy, dense, no compromise ghetto funk that has since been sampled by everyone from Public Enemy to Wreckz 'N' Effect. This album brings together the essential tracks from their two studio albums as well as a selection of tracks as their earlier incarnation, Ice, and is the first official collection of their work ever in the UK."

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Various - Club Africa

Thursday 14 January 1999, 03:20

Club Africa
Various - Club Africa - Hard African Funk, Afro-Jazz And Original Afro-Beat
Compiled by Russ Dewbury
(CD/LP) Strut STRUTCD/LP001, 1999-01-14

"Over the past year the influence of Afro-beat and original 1970s funky Afro-fusion has steadily grown within the dance music world. From Masters At Work, Ron Trent, Joe Claussell, Blaze and Jephte Guillaume to Frederic Galliano, Faze Action and Soul Ascendants, Afro and it’s influence on worldwide dancefloors continues to grow. The trouble is, no one can get hold of the original material that has influenced all of these producers ­ original vinyl is not just rare… it ain’t there!

So what better way to have launched the Strut label than with a killer original Afro-funk and Afro-beat collection brought to you by the people behind ‘Africafunk’. Compiled by the Jazz Room’s Russ Dewbury and featuring 12 funky beasts with the emphasis firmly on the dancefloor, ‘Club Africa’ is an essential for anyone who has been touched by this sound over the last few months."

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