DOWNLOAD: Peter King - Shango
For the longest time it was easy be ignorant of all the music being made by other cultures, even if their styles meshed well with those popular at home. Thanks to the Internet and archivists like Strut, so much of that music is now coming to light for the rest of us. Strut's latest finds are compiled on Nigeria 70: The Definitive Story of 1970's Funky Lagos, a rich collection of Afro-funk/jazz. There's no better place to start than with Peter King's "Shango," which quickly shifts from cascading hand percussion to bright horn fanfare, its physical funk rhythms locking listeners in loose grooves.The time is ripe to explore the familiar territory you never knew existed.
Sounds like: Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, James Brown, Fela Kuti at his most concise.
