Sammy Akpabot and his All Stars – Save For A Rainy Day.

Apolos Empire Rhythm Orchestra – Cut your Coat According To Your Size.

Haruna Ishola and his Group – Owo Ni Fari.

Ganiyu Kale and his Guinea Mambo Orchestra – Iyawo-Ile.

Victor Ola-Iya and his Cool Cats – Cool Cats Invitation.

Haruna Ishola and his Group – Iba Awon Agba.

Charles Iwegbue and his Archibogs – Baby I Tire.

Dairo and his Blue Spots – E Ma Mobun Saya READ Guardian top 10 Nigerian Disco full feature here 'Excellent new soul jazz compilation Nigeria Soul Fever: Afrofunk, Disco And Boogie: West African Disco Mayhem!' THE GUARDIAN

This album follows on from Soul Jazz Records’ 1960s collection Nigeria Freedom Sounds, released last month, and will be followed by the reissue of the incredibly rare and groovy Nigerian 1980 disco boogie funk album Tee Mac’s Night Illusion.

Nigeria Soul Fever is released as triple-album vinyl + download, double-CD digi-pack and digital download. Consequently, these recordings remain practically unknown to anyone outside of the country. Whilst new musical trends (such as American soul, funk, disco etc) entered and influenced the country, the local music scene remained just that – local. These recordings were made at a time when Nigeria’s trade restrictions banned imported records. It’s no surprise that these records are extremely rare and expensive to buy individually so this album will save you going broke trying to find them. Whilst a small handful of the artists featured ( Joni Haastrup, Tee Mac, Christy Essien) have seen the light of day outside Africa, this is essentially a collection of killer tracks by an array of artists completely unknown outside of Nigeria.Īrtists such as Don Bruce & The Angels, Akin Richards & The Executives, Angela Starr, Jimmy Sherry & The Music Agents. Packed-full with Afro-Funk, Disco and Boogie all from Nigeria, this triple album/double CD set brings together a stunning collection of diverse West African sounds. The new album comes with introductory sleevenotes by Bill Brewster (author of Last Night A DJ Saved My Life). Soul Jazz Records’ new Nigeria Soul Fever is their first release to explore the vast wealth of Nigerian music recorded in the 1970s.

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