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    Nubia The Time Is Right

    Athens Of The North
    • Nubia – The Time Is Right
    • Nubia – Feelin' Funky
    • 1. The Time Is Right
    • 2. Feelin' Funky

    Chicano soul / disco floater cut from George Rivera's master tapes and reissued by the good people at Athens Of The North! Limited to 500 copies only. 

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