Club Africa: Hard African Funk, Afro-Jazz and Original Afro-Beat

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1River Luv Rite
producer:
Jimmy Gray (producer, disc jockey) and Plunky Branch
congas:
Richard "Dick" Watkins (percussionist) (on 1976-06-04) and Rafael Solano (on 1976-06-04)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ronnie Toler (on 1976-06-04)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Muzi Branch (on 1976-06-04)
guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm guitar]:
"Ras Mel" Melvin Glover (guitarist) (on 1976-06-04)
percussion:
Muzi Branch (on 1976-06-04), Plunky Branch (on 1976-06-04) and Richard "Dick" Watkins (percussionist) (on 1976-06-04)
piano:
Joe Bonner (on 1976-06-04)
saxophone [Electric Maestro Bi-Phased Saxophone], soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Plunky Branch (on 1976-06-04)
timbales:
Alfredo Mojica (on 1976-06-04)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Eke-Ete Jackie Lewis (on 1976-06-04)
recorded at:
Bias Recording Studios (Falls Church location, 1973-1980) in Falls Church, Virginia, United States (on 1976-06-04)
Oneness of Juju8:06
2Shakalaode
Wganda Kenya7:32
3Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti
producer:
Gabriel Roth, Mike Wagner (Trombonist and brass arranger) and Phillip Lehman
assistant mixer:
Babatunde Adebimpe (lead singer of TV on the Radio), Mike Wagner (Trombonist and brass arranger) and Phillip Lehman
mixer:
Gabriel Roth
The Daktaris5:06
4Karam Bani
Buari4:23
5Rhythm on Rhythm
Sookie3:40
6The Cheetah
recording of:
The Cheetah
writer:
Mike Vickers (British musician, member of Manfred Mann)
Mandingo3:27
7Soul Makossa
The Gaytones2:50
8Kenia
Mombasa6:45
9Silver Black Summer Day
Living Funk44:17
10Ritual
recording of:
Ritual
composer:
Raymond Lolandson
Nico Gomez & His Afro Percussion Inc.3:53
11Jungle Funk
Nkengas3:27
12Afro Funk
Peter King3:53
13Everybody’s Groove
The Ashantis3:19
14Samba
engineer:
Gilbert Préneron and Stanley Todd
producer:
C.K. Semenya (South African musician and composer) and Myriam Makeba (South African singer-songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Bassalaqua (guitarist, associated with Miriam Makeba)
congas:
Myuto Correa
drums (drum set):
Sticks Hooper
electric bass guitar:
Kent Brinkley
flute and tenor saxophone:
Fred Jackson Jr. (US jazz fusion flautist and saxophonist active in 1970s)
guitar [1st guitar]:
David T. Walker
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter)
piano:
Joe Sample
horn arranger:
Semenya (South African musician and composer)
strings arranger:
David Axelrod (baroque pop composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Myriam Makeba (South African singer-songwriter) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Clover Recorders (Chuck Plotkin’s Clover Studios in Hollywood CA, USA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Capitol Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Samba
lyricist and composer:
Kemo Kouyaté
publisher:
Editions ESPERANCE
Miriam Makeba5:07

Credits

Release

photography:Adrian Boot (photographer)
liner notes:Quinton Scott
Russ Dewbury
miscellaneous support:Quinton Scott (task: concept by)
mastering:Jack "Jacko" Adams (UK mastering engineer, aka Jacko)
compiler:Russ Dewbury
mastered at:Tape To Tape in Fulham, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
glass mastered at:Docdata (Dutch optical disc manufacturer) in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/228878 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00000JORK [info]

Release group

part of:Club Africa (number: 1) (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/53484 [info]