Miki Jaga & His Dance Band- S/T (Akpolla, AGB 74 - Nigeria? *1983)

This one is crazy hot! Wild & loose Nigerian(?) funk with freaky synth tendencies. Super dancing sounds. I just borrowed this gem from my new friend Jason. Miki Jaga & His Dance Band is incredibly great and fairly unknown. Nigerian pressed. A total must.

So, Jason is new to Portland. He will likely be keeping this Miki Jaga jam in the same crate as his William Onyeabor once he gets to spinning at the just-opened Beech St Parlor here in NoPo. With this record and a Tumblr as essential tokens of his dj steez, I can tell you--- I'ma be there, wearing bells and shit. Dig it!

320 vinyl rip by yours truly.



Download Link:  Miki Jaga & His Dance Band- S/T (Akpolla, AGB 74 - Nigeria *1983) ***Re-Upped 7/31/12
Side A

1. Ukpovbegbanen
2. Kpalamule

Side B

1. Vbenosawenmwighaye
2. Ivba Ni Kalo

Sweet Afrobeat!

A brief digest of GC's recent favorite Afrobeat finds on the internets. William Onyeabor, Disco Blaze & ‘Les Meilleurs Souvenirs de la 1ére Biennale Artistique et Culturelle de la Jeunesse‘ vols 1-5.

William Onyeabor- Crashes in Love (1977), Atomic Bomb (1978) & Tomorrow (1979) (@ No Not Nyet) I'm a major fan of this man's funky Afro-Synths. Also, his cowboy hat. "Fantastic Man" is my jam, for real! (*I'm still looking-out for prime rips of Good Name, Anything You Sow, and Body & Soul)


Disco Blaze- Jump Back (@ Holy Warbles)
Righteous, bumping left-field 70s disco craziness, right here. Boom!




‘Les Meilleurs Souvenirs de la 1ére Biennale Artistique et Culturelle de la Jeunesse‘, Rootblog via Global Groove.) An amazing 5-LP 1970 series of Malian large-ensemble grooves, including Orchestre Régional de Sikasso, Orchestre Régional de Mopti, Orchestre Régional de Kayes, Orchestre Régional de Ségou and L’Orchestre National ‘A’ de la République du Mali (All of these either have-been or will be reissued on LP by Mississippi Records. The latest reissue in this series is L’Orchestre National ‘A’- out in Portland now and elsewhere very very soon.)

*Minor caveat, my rip of the Orchestre Regional de Mopti record is the best on the web. I'd recommend you grab that one from me, and the rest of these albums from Rootblog. Two-stop shopping.