


The latter subgenres that spun off from funk (such as electro funk and G-funk) are given their own sidebar lists. It mixes elements from jazz, funk, soul, urban dance rhythms and pop. This list excludes purely disco records and includes funky psychedelic soul, go-go, Afro-beat via Fela Kuti,and jazz funk. Brit funk (or Britfunk) is a musical style that has its origins in the British music scene of the late 1970s and which remained popular into the 1980s. An absolutely essential release for any African music enthusiast or collector. Amazing soul music here.100 feel-good vibes The Soul Preacher 5y ago. During the 1970s and early 1980s, some disco and funk music shared blurred lines. music, funk provided the bridge between 1960s soul music and late-1970s Disco. Overall, this is a brilliant and well-crafted compilation that dives deep into some of the lesser-known but highly influential musicians that shaped Nigeria’s Afro-funk, rock, and soul sound of the seventies. a state of great fear or panic: /are you in a blue funk. Now expanded into a 2xLP gatefold format, this recording features all the tracks that were included on the box set and many new additions, along with extensive liner notes. This 14-track compilation was spawned out of a limited-edition Record Store Day 7inch box set release that the label put out a few years ago, which has now been long out-of-print. Some of the artists and groups featured include the known “the African James Brown” Geraldo Pino, Tony Grey and his Ozimba Messengers, Don Bruce and The Angels, The Wings (formerly known as Biafran Air Force), Sonny Okosuns, Colomach, Chief Kollington Ayinla, and many more. On this compilation, Soul Jazz Records have done a great job highlighting some of the other iconic musicians and bands that were truly making their mark within the disco, soul, and funk scenes of this West African nation. Also listed is the biggest single from each album (when applicable). Rowe Smoke My Pipe (The Sign Aint Right) Parts 1 & 2 7. Curtis Mayfield - Super Fly (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 3. Chart data courtesy of 'Billboard's Top R&B Albums, 1965-1998,' by Joel Whitburn. The London-based Soul Jazz Records has released a great new compilation, titled Nigeria Soul Power 70 that highlights the influence of funk, rock and disco on the African region’s music during the 1970s.Įven though legendary artists like Fela Kuti, King Sunny Ade, and Chief Ebenezer Obey have been most associated with the sound that came out of Nigeria in the seventies, there were a wealth of other incredible musicians producing amazing music out of this region during this time. 60s & early 70s SOUL & FUNK 6Ts RHYTHM & SOUL SOCIETY - IN THE BEGINNING CD A.J.
