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Vinyl LP pressing. I It was in Benin City, in the heart of Nigeria, that a new hybrid of intoxicating highlife music known as Edo Funk was born. It first emerged in the late 1970s when a group of musicians began to experiment with different ways of integrating elements from their native Edo culture and fusing them with new sound effects coming from West Africa ́s night-clubs. Unlike the rather polished 1980 ́s Nigerian disco productions coming out of the international metropolis of Lagos Edo Funk was raw and reduced to it's bare minimum. Someone was needed to channel this energy into a distinctive sound and Sir Victor Uwaifo appeared like a mad professor with his Joromi studio. Uwaifo took the skeletal structure of Edo music and relentless began fusing them with synthesizers, electric guitars and 80 ́s effect racks which resulted in some of the most outstanding Edo recordings ever made. An explosive spiced up brew with an odd psychedelic note dubbed "Edo Funk".

 

Disc 1

Track

Title

1Africa Is My Root - Osayomore Joseph And The Creative Seven 06:48
2Ta Gha Hunsimwen - Akaba Man & The Nigie Rokets 06:02
3Popular Side - Akaba Man And The African Pride 07:24
4Iranm Iran - Sir Victor Uwaifo And His Titibitis 05:30
5Sakpaide No.2 - Sir Victor Uwaifo And His Titibitis 06:26
6Ta Ghi Rare - Akaba Man & The Nigie Rokets 07:19

Disc 2

Track

Title

1My Name Is Money - Osayomore Joseph 04:50
2Ogbov Omwan - Akaba Man & The Nigie Rokets 09:18
3Aibalegbe - Sir Victor Uwaifo And His Titibitis 03:54
4Who Know Man - Osayomore Joseph And The Ulele Power Sound 08:38
5Obviemama - Sir Victor Uwaifo And His Titibitis 04:33
6Ororo No De Fade - Osayomore Joseph And The Ulele Power Sound 07:55

Various Artist - Edo Funk Explosion Vol. 1 (140g/2 LP)

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