• 1. Afrodesia
      • 2. Spirits Free
      • 3. Straight To The Point
      • 4. Favors
      • 5. The Awakening

      Classic Jazz / Jazz-funk album from '75, reissued on Mr Bongo, originally on Sonny Lester's Groove Merchant.

      George Benson on guitar credited as 'Compliments Of A Friend', presumed to be because of contractual reasons.

      Other Releases by Lonnie Smith

      Lonnie SmithWhen The Night Is Right! (1980)Chiaroscuro Records
      Released in 1980, heavyweight fusion and funk on the tiny Chiascuro label (same label as James Mason's Rhythm of Life)
      • – Lean Meat
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      Lonnie SmithThink!Blue Note
      Classic funky organ jazz on Blue Note. Similar to Jimmy Smith's "Rootdown"!
      • – Think
      • – Son Of Ice Bag

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      • – Que La Tristeza Se Fue
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      • – Mas No Me Falta Fe
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      • – Este Tumbao
      • – De Mis Razones
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        • – Mambo Maxims
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        Gabriele PosoRitmo Italiano 'Unspoken Sounds Of Italian Tamburo'Mr Bongo
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            FA-5FA-5Mr Bongo
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              Akira Ishikawa & Count BuffaloesUganda (Dawn Of African Rock)Mr Bongo
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              Sven WunderMagnolia / LotusMr Bongo
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              • – Magnolia
              • – Lotus
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              • – Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
              • – Love From The Sun
              • – People Make The World Go Round
              Matthew Tavares and Leland WhittyVisionsMr Bongo
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              • – Through The Looking Glass
              • – Woah
              • – Blue
              • – Symbols Of Transformation
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              • – Eyes
              • – Awakenings
              • – Heat Of The Moon
              • – Black Magic
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              Jungle BrownFull CircleMr Bongo
              The second full-length LP from Jungle Brown, ‘Full Circle’, drops via Mr Bongo and features collaborations with Sampa The Great, Fliptrix (High Focus)...
              • – Keep It Movin'
              • – Wicked feat. Fliptrix
              • – Ikoja feat. Elde
              • – Huami feat. Terri Walker
              • – Sometimes feat. Ruby
              • – Wayside
              • – Time Ticks
              • – U&I
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              Herman Kelly And LifePercussion Explosion!Mr Bongo
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              • – Dance To The Drummer's Beat
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              • – Who's The Funky DJ?
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