• 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

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      • – Expreso Ritmico
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        • – Mambo Maxims
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        • – Trailo A Casa
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            FA-5FA-5Mr Bongo
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              Grupo IrakereGrupo IrakereMr Bongo
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                Akira Ishikawa & Count BuffaloesUganda (Dawn Of African Rock)Mr Bongo
                For this offering, originally released in 1972 on Toshiba Records, Akira Ishikawa takes us on a deep tripped-out journey. 'Uganda (Dawn of Rock)' is a...
                • – Wanyamana Mapambazuko
                • – Na Tu Penda Sana
                • – Vita
                • – Pygmy
                Arthur VerocaiArthur VerocaiMr Bongo
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                • – Caboclo
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                • – Sylvia
                • – Dedicada A Ela
                • New LP MRBLP133NB£21.99
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                Sven WunderMagnolia / LotusMr Bongo
                Wild, psychedelic, middle eastern-style, cinematic funk vibes from the hotly-tipped Sven Wunder! Very limited 45 release from Mr Bongo - check the breaks!
                • – Magnolia
                • – Lotus
                Dee Dee BridgewaterAfro BlueMr Bongo
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                • – Love Vibrations
                • – Blues Medley (Everyday I Have The Blues / Stormy Monday Blues)
                • – Little B's Poem
                • – 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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                • – Woah
                • – Blue
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                • – Eyes
                • – Awakenings
                • – Heat Of The Moon
                • – Black Magic
                • – Symbols Of Transformation II
                • – Living Water Assembly
                Jungle BrownFull CircleMr Bongo
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                • – Keep It Movin'
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                • – Sometimes feat. Ruby
                • – Wayside
                • – Time Ticks
                • – U&I
                • – We On feat. Sampa The Great
                • – Custom Made feat. Ayo The Yung Afrika Pyoneer
                Joyce / Rosinha da ValenciaAldeia de Ogum / SummertimeMr Bongo
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                • Joyce – Aldeia de Ogum
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                Ebo Taylor Ebo TaylorMr Bongo
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