• EKO – Funky Disco Music
    • EKO – Ndolo Embe Mulema
    • EKO – Bowa'a Mba Ngèbè
    • EKO – unky Disco Music (Riccio Rerub)
    • 1. Funky Disco Music
    • 2. Ndolo Embe Mulema
    • 3. Bowa'a Mba Ngèbè
    • 4. unky Disco Music (Riccio Rerub)

    The latest vinyl slice from FBNM sees us head to the depths of central Africa via Paris to track down a feast of rare seventies afro funky jams from Cameroonian master musician EKO. Choice tracks taken from EKO's third album, Funky Disco Music (1979) which was recorded in Paris and released on his own Dragon Phenix imprint.

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