{"product_id":"wakar-alhazai-kano-musen-sofoa","title":"Wakar Alhazai Kano \/ Mus'En Sofoa |","description":"\u003cp\u003eTabansi Studio Band – Wakar Alhazai Kano 9 \u0026amp; Mus’En Sofua: four incredible slices of almost-undiscovered late-70s\/early 80s Afrobeat magic, but not Fela’s Yoruba\/Pidgin Afrobeat. This is Igbo and Hausa Afrobeat- two very different and rarely heard styles. For the first time anywhere, \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eBBE\u003c\/span\u003e is proud to reissue back to back two LPs that are so elusive that many Afro heads doubted their very existence until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beats are laid down by the seven legendary Martins Brothers – of ‘Money’ fame- whilst vocals are courtesy of a multi-lingual Igbo legend, Prof. Goddy Ezike, one of the most extraordinary voices out of Africa, up there with Youssou N’Dour and Salif Keita, whose half-century career has, like fine wine, simply improved his voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWakar Alhazai Kano and Lokoci Azumi Ta Wuca (tracks 1 and 2) draw on Northern Hausa music, with its Islamic inflections and skipping 12\/8 time signatures more typical of the string and wind-based instrumentation of Kano and the broader sub-Saharan musical palette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKama Sofos and Aka Ji Ego Ga Anu Nwam (tracks 3 and 4) are sung in Igbo, with all the percussive wonders that Igbo culture has to offer, filtered through a jazzy Afrobeat improvisational spectrum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever before. Never again. New Afrobeats, in old bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIgbo and Hausa Afrobeat- two very different and rarely heard African styles. Percussive, dance-floor ready sounds, so rare as to astound even the deepest of diggers. The Tabansi Studio Band comprises the seven legendary Martins Brothers (of ‘Money’ fame). Vocals by Goddy Ezike, one of the most extraordinary voices out of Africa, up there with Youssou N’Dour and Salif Keita.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eLate-70s\/early 80s Afrobeat magic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e BBE548ALP -Artist-Tabansi Studio Band\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: WORLD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: 2LP Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 5 business days for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 1\/8\/20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JIT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Love Vinyl Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49253993644274,"sku":"6UXH45-DECQ-O4","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/tabansi-studio-band-wakar-alhazai-kano-musen-sofoa_JuCeu.jpg?v=1779632245","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/wakar-alhazai-kano-musen-sofoa","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}