ZENIT - Straight Ahead (Edition Hawara) Zenit was a jazz ensemble from Krems in Lower Austria, founded in 1976. The band's third and final album 'Straight Ahead' came out in 1986 on Spray Records, and is today one of the hardest-to-find Austrian jazz / fusion records. Features the hugely-sought after, Grace Jones style, slow-motion disco / jazz funk gem 'Waiting'! 'Straight Ahead' brings together pop, soul, jazz and breezy Balearic vibes - essential and very limited reissue! Highly Recommended!
GUELEWAR - Touki Ba Banjul: Acid Trip From Banjul To Dakar ( Kindred Spirits Holland ) Comentários: ouki Ba Banjul is a compilation of the Gambian psych sensation Guelewar who played a major part in the development of the Afro Manding sound. From 1979-1982 the band released four albums, featuring some of Gambia's best funk tunes. This official first time ever reissue features the highlights of their career. Before Guelewar, Laaye N’Gorn, the lead singer of the band, was already one of Gambia’s most celebrated artists. He was the centre figure in The Supreme Eagles, with whom he played as the main act in one of Gambia’s succesful clubs ‘The Bambo No.1 Night Club’. In return for the succes the clubmanager offered them instruments, after which they renamed their band to the Super Alligators. Due to the mixture of western influences such as soul and funk with traditional and regional rhythms like boogaraboo and sawrouba, The Super Alligators had a unique sound. The result of this ble...
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