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    Soul Love Now: The Black Fire Records Story 1975-1993Various Artists

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      • 1. Theatre West – Children Of Tomorrow’s Dreams
      • 2. Oneness Of Juju – Soul Love Now
      • 3. Byard Lancaster – Drummers From Ibadan
      • 4. Juju – Nia (Poem: The Complete Circle)
      • 5. Lon Moshe – Doin The Carvin For Thabo
      • 6. Wayne Davis – Look At The People
      • 7. Southern Energy Ensemble – Third House
      • 8. Oneness Of Juju – African Rhythms (Live In Washington DC, 1975)
      • 9. Okyerema Asante – Follow Me
      • 10. Experience Unlimited – People

      Superb compilation bringing together classics and rarities from the seminal spiritual jazz and conscious soul label Black Fire, covering 1975 to 1993. Features Theatre West’s powerful soul message ‘Children of Tomorrow’s Dreams’, the tracks include a Byard Lancaster recording with Tunde Kuboye’s Drummers Of Ibadan in Nigeria and Lon Moshe’s driving jazz dance classic ‘Doin’ The Carvin’ For Thabo’. Wayne Davis brings the explosive gospel rare groove ‘Look At The People’ while Plunky’s JuJu and Oneness Of Juju feature with three tracks spanning their career, including a storming previously unreleased version of the classic ‘African Rhythms’ recorded in DC in 1975.

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                                                            • Pierrot Vidot – Commandeur
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                                                            Nigeria 70Volume 2: Lagos Jump - Original Heavyweight Afrobeat, Highlife, & Afro-FunkStrut
                                                            Wow! A brilliant follow-up to Strut's essential Nigeria 70 compilation from a few years back! This is a brilliant compilation that will certainly appeal...
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                                                            Essential double disc compilation of brilliant afro beat and afro funk from 1970s Nigeria! This first volume of Nigeria 70 was one of the last releases...
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                                                            Experience UnlimitedFree YourselfStrut
                                                            Heavy conscious funk from mid-70's Washington D.C outfitSeminal recording blending soul, jazz, and funk-rock, laying the foundation for Washington D.C.'s...

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