Thankfully PMG has re-issued the LP and the EP, with the CD version containing both. And sold a kidney for the Happiness/Nwanne, Nwanne, Nwanne 12’’ Kanonu released a year later. Until recently you would have had to take out a second mortgage to get hold of Akele.
Tolbert, this 12 created quite the buzz when it was released in New York in 1982. ‘Keep New York Clean’ struts like Shaft after a successful bust.Īnd ‘Mothers Day’ keeps things sweet and soulful, before Wynton Marsalis brings back the groove with his flugelhorn on ‘Home Sweet Home’. 0 Comments Bringing together the undisputed talents of Nigerian percussionist Aleke Kanonu and soul legend from Alabama, O.C. N’Gwode sounds like Fela Kuti and Manu Dibangu hanging out with Bobby Womack, probably somewhere across 110th Street. There are only four tracks on the album but they are all killers. After spending much of the ‘70s humping his congos around New York as a session musician, Nigerian Aleke Kanonu pulled in some favours to record an album of his own. Lavell Hardy - Dont Lose Your Groove (2:24) 13. The Third Guitar - Down to the River (2:53) 12. The result was Aleke, a criminally obscure Afrobeat/Funk/Jazz masterpiece featuring Buddy Williams on drums, George Davis on guitar and a cameo from Wynton Marsalis on flugelhorn. Aleke Kanonu Meets Tolbert - Nwanne, Nwanne, Nwanne (6:31) 11. ℗ 1980 Aleke Kanonu © 2016 Presch Media GmbH 2016 mastering at All rights of this reissue reserved to Presch Media GmbH Manufactured and distributed by PMG After spending much of the ‘70s humping his congos around New York as a session musician, Nigerian Aleke Kanonu pulled in some favours to record an album of his own. This record of Aleke Kanonu it been rare always, now remastered by Sountempel Studio. Repress It was many years that we waited repress of this Afrobeat Funk masterpiece. The music on the album is almost as diverse as the themes the.Missing. ALEKE KANONU aleke, LP released on 1980 on label arcana,ALEKE KANONU is an unknown Nigerian musician who played with numerous jazz artists in USA.
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'Age' is gay church folk band The Hidden Cameras first new album since 2009's 'Origin:Orphan'. Aleke Kanonu Aleke Rar Rating: 5,8/10 2412reviewsĪrtist: Aleke Kanonu Title Of Album: Aleke Year Of Release: 1980 Label (Catalog#): Arcana A1003 Genre: Afrobeat, Jazz-Funk, Afro Jazz Fusion, Disco Quality: Mp3.