• 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.

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      • – Lean Meat
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            • – As Ganhadeiras De Itapua - Mare Mansa
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            • – The Trinikas - Remember Me
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            • – Tapper Zukie - Visions Of Love
            • – Urias - Vontade De Voar
            • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) MRBLP335M£24.99
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            • – Myrna Summers - So Much To Live For (Sadar Bahar & Marc Davis Edit)
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            • – Expreso Ritmico
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            • – Mas No Me Falta Fe
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                      • – Wanyamana Mapambazuko
                      • – Na Tu Penda Sana
                      • – Vita
                      • – Pygmy
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                      • New LP MRBLP133NB£21.99
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                        • Idrissa Soumaoro et L’Eclipse de L’Ija – Nissodia (Joie de l’op misme)
                        • Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako – Tiecolom-Ba
                        • Super Tentemba Jazz – Mangan
                        • Rail Band – Mouodilo
                        • Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako – M’Bouram-Mousso
                        • Sorry Bamba – Yayoroba
                        • Super Djata Band – Worodara
                        • Zani Diabate et Le Super Djata Band – Fadingna Kouma
                        • Salif Keita – Mandjou
                        • Alou Fane & Daouda Sangare_ – Komagni Bela
                        • Super Djata Band de Bamako – Mali Ni Woula
                        • Idrissa Soumaoro et L’Eclipse de L’Ija – Fama Allah
                        • 1. Idrissa Soumaoro et L’Eclipse de L’Ija – Nissodia (Joie de l’op misme)
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                        • 3. Super Tentemba Jazz – Mangan
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                        • – Magnolia
                        • – Lotus
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                        • – Through The Looking Glass
                        • – Woah
                        • – Blue
                        • – Symbols Of Transformation
                        • – Visions Of You
                        • – Eyes
                        • – Awakenings
                        • – Heat Of The Moon
                        • – Black Magic
                        • – Symbols Of Transformation II
                        • – Living Water Assembly
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                        • – U&I
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