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Stock List - Afro-Funk-Beat-Jazz, Percussion & Caribbean Funk
Fela Kuti claimed that James Brown heard his band and copied that funky sound from him, many suspect that it was the other way round. This remains open to debate but there is no doubt that both Fela Kuti and James Brown were hugely popular in countries like Nigeria and Ghana and influenced a number of bands. Many of them used funk as a base point, but added a distinctive African twist, sometimes recording straight covers, occasionally emulating Fela's Afrobeat sound, but also mixing funk with more traditional instruments and sounds.
The funky Afro sound has been a part of western club culture since Manu Dibango scored a huge hit in the clubs and discos with 'Soul Makossa' in the early seventies. Other African musicians had club hits too, such as Fela Kuti's 'Roforofo Fight' and Hugh Masekela's 'Dyambo'. These were musicians who secured record deals in the US and Europe and were able to get their music to a world audience. As in all genres of music, for the few bands that did succeed there were hundreds of others whose music was rarely heard outside their own country.
Thanks to the increasing popularity of the funky Afro sound on club dancefloors and the insatiable appetites of collectors of funk music to explore new avenues many of these old gems have been re-discovered in recent years. Some of the credit for much of this music finally being unearthed must go to Miles Cleret and Duncan Brooker who have taken on the role of modern day ethnomusicologists travelling to the heart of Africa to unearth these vinyl treasures. Their explorations have resulted in two fine compilations 'Ghana Soundz' and 'Afro Rock'. Another series of compilations that has unearthed some fine gems is the trilogy from France's Comet records compiled by Manu Boubli which featured many records from the Antillies and African artists based and recording in Europe.
We at DJ Friendly strive to bring you quality African music with a funky or dancefloor edge. From the better known masters like Fela to the more obscure artists who may have only recorded a handful of songs. We also occasionally manage to find the odd Caribbean funk gem. We also have a selection of percussion LPs that are popular sample material for producers from house to hip hop to techno.
Nick the Record
Featured Afro-Funk-Beat-Jazz, Percussion & Caribbean Funk
 | Archimedes Badkar + Afro 70 Bado Kidogo SWEDEN MNW LP - £35 Great band from Sweden with a mix of Swedes and Africans in the band. Inc. the heavy Manu Dibango sounding dancefloor tune BADO KIDOGO    | |
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 | Bomp Bomp NIGERIA DON ENVOY PEDROS LP - £125 Rare & funky afro disco boogie sound with leftield keys from 1980 - the vocals let it down a bit in places but there are 3 good cuts which are all a decent length & have a good amount of groove without vocal DISCO POWER / TAKE ME HIGH & FUNK INA GHATTO which is a little slower & more of a funk sound | |
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 | Dan Boadi & The African Internationals Money is the Root Of Evil US/GHANA NAAP LP - £75 VG- WOC plays with some background noise Title tune is a funky afro monster whilst PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC is a solid downtempo JB style groove | |
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 | Don Bruce And The Angels Nobody Knows Tomorrow NIGERIA EMI LP - £50 VG- sleeve wear & tape - looks bad but plays surprisingly well Outstanding cut is the killer leftfield extended funky tune KINUYE Part 1 & 2 | |
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 | Dr. Adolf Ahanotu Odejimjim GHANA MIRABE LP - £50 Inc. the killer mid tempo tune IDJERE which has the same rhythm as GRACE JONES 'Pull Up To The Bumper' and some crazy keys and horn section | |
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 | Eppi Fanio Farofa Dancer NIGERIA EMI LP - £60 VG+ light sleeve wear - decent copy! Nigerian funk/disco styles ISODODO(ON TRUTH AND JUSTICE) / R'O LAYE / FARAFO DANCER | |
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 | Fela Anikulapo Kuti and The Africa 70 V.I.P Part 1 & 2 NIGERIA JOFABRO LP - £70 light sleeve wear - crease bottom right corner Great EX condition for an original Nigerian pressing with light surface marks | |
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 | Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Unknown Soldier US UNO MELODIC LP Picture cover - £60 VG++ WOC / STOC / cover wear FELA's release on ROY AYERS' label which is so rare and collectable!!! Lament on his mothers death after she sustained injuries when The Shrine was raided - Inc. vocal + Instrumental | |
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 | Frankoye Campus Life NIGERIA COCONUT LP - £40 Nigerian afro beat LP released in 1989 but sounds tough like 70's Fela. Pressing is a little on the crackly side | |
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 | Houston Person Harmony US MERCURY LP - £12 Sealed Inc. a great version of FELA's I NO GET I FOR BACK! | |
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 | Mfalme Let Your Soul Fly US ASANTE LP - £60 Inc. the great funky male vocal afro tune NAKU PENDA | |
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 | Mombasa African Rhythms & Blues GERMANY INTERCORD LP - £100 EX Killer funky afro jazz Instrumental LP! Inc. MASSAI/NAIROBI/KENIA + more | |
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 | Movement In The City Black Teardrops SOUTH AFRICA THE SUN LP - £70 Inc. the awesome laidback funky 13 Minute workout LAMENT with break beat intro. Has a couple of other nice mellow fusion too. Unplayed stock. | |
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 | OFO The Rock Company Fonkafrica - Live In Europe NIGERIA DECCA LP - £60 EX - sleeve wear Afro meets funk and rock Inc. WE ARE BACK / DON'T TALK ABOUT LOVE JUST DO IT / AYAYA | |
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 | Soulful Dynamics Soulful Dynamics GERMANY DECCA LP - £25 African group based in Germany give it some funky afro rock styles on WE ARE RUNNING | |
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 | The Wings Kissing You So hard NIGERIA EMI LP - £60 Condition: Good / WOL / cover wear quite a bit of hiss & crackle & pressed slightly off centre but that doesn't effect the play - top notch afro funk sound Inc. GONE WITH THE SUN / AM IN LOVE AGAIN / WE'LL GET HOME / BUT WHY / Etc.. | |
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 | The Wings (Original Wings International) Tribute To Spud Nathan NIGERIA EMI LP - £150 Condition: VG - plays VG+ cover wear Another top notch afro funk set with loads of strong tunes Inc. YOUR LOVE IS TRUE / TELL ME / DON'T CALL ME A FOOL / TALK IT OUT / LOVE IS FOR US / JUST KIDDING / Etc... plays VG++ with a little crackle here & there but not to bad | |
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 | Tremile & The Jamals Now US CAMILLE LP - £30 Sealed Caribbean group turn out a great island funk version of IF YOU FEEL LIKE DANCING | |
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Anthony Reebop Kwaku Bah - ReebopUS ISLAND LP - £25 Sealed
Nice afro set which is funky throughout - main track for me is ZAGAPAM + break intro on IF YOU WANT TO GO
Ashantis - Disco PlayPOLAND MUZA LP - £25
Funky afro disco sound on SAFARI / EVERYBODY / DISCO PLAY
Big Black - Message To Our AncestorsUS UNI LP - £15
Deep ritualistic hand drums and flute from Big Black & Black Harold
Dan Satch & His Atomic 8 Dance band Of Aba - Je Nr'Okan / Woman Pin DownNIGERIA EMI 7 inch - £90 VG+
Raw Funky Afro Double Header
Ekambi Brillant - Ekambi BrillantFRANCE BBZ LP - £25
Funky afro disco sound on NYAMBE & SOUL CASTLE
Ephraim Nzeka - Ephraim Sings FelaUK TABANSI LP - £30 Some cover wear
covers of ZOMBIE / SHAKARA / KO-SO-SE with a disco funk sound
Fela & The Afrika 70 - Upside DownUS PHASE 4 / LONDON LP - £25
Classic Fela was re-worked by M. A. W. but the original featuring the vocals of SANDRA cannot be beaten!
Fela And Afrika 70 - I Go Shout PlentyNIGERIA AFRODISIA LP - £25 VG
b/w WHY BLACK MAN DEY SUFFER - two more extended funky afro workouts from the king of afro funk!
Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Alagbon CloseUS MAKOSSA LP - £15 VG+ large sleeve damage
b/w I NO GET EYE FOR BACK - 2 killer funky workouts from the afrofunk master
Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - ShakaraUS MAKOSSA LP - £50 Sealed - no cut out
b/w LADY Possibly FELA'S all time classic tune - huge Loft/garage anthem!
Fela Kuti & Egypt 80 - Live In AmsterdamUK EMI 2xLP - £15
Extended funk workouts on GIVE ME SHIT I GIVE YOU SHIT/CUSTOM CHECK POINT!
Fela Kuti & Roy Ayers - Music Of Many ColoursUS CELLULOID LP - £25
Classic collaboration with two awesome 13 Min+ tunes 2000 BLACKS GOT TO BE FREE/AFRICA - CENTRE OF THE WORLD
Fela Ransome-Kuti - Live! With Ginger Baker & Afrika 70US SIGNPOST LP - £25
Stunning live set Includes YE YE DE SMELL/EGBE MI O/BLACKMAN'S CRY/LET'S START
Ghana Soul Explosion - Soul MakossaUS PICKWICK 33 LP - £20
Funky covers band with break intro on SUPERSTITION & funky version of SOUL MAKOSSA
Guem - Les Percussions AfricainesFRANCE CHANT DU MONDE LP - £25
Excellent drum jams from the man like Guem
Guem - Rythmes Africains, Afro-Cubains Et OrientauxFRANCE CHANT DU MONDE LP Gatefold - £20
Nothing but drums and percussion cleanly recorded waiting to be fed to your sampler
Guem - Special Percussions - 15 Bases RhytmiquesFRANCE CHANT DU MONDE LP Gatefold - £20
Nothing but drums and percussion cleanly recorded waiting to be fed to your sampler
Henri Gruel - Musiques Des Aventures De TarzanFRANCE PATHE LP - £30
Not strictly afro but check out the jungle grunts on the funky LA DANSE DES GRANDS SINGES NUS
Hugh Masekela - The Promise Of The FutureUS UNI LP - £10
Inc. GRAZING IN THE GRASS/ALMOST SEEDLESS as used by NICE & SMOOTH/RUMPLETILSKINZ ATTITUDES
Hugh Masekela - MasekelaUS UNI LP - £10
Killer afro-jazz LP Inc. THE RIOT plus many other good tracks!
Hugh Masekela - The Boy's Doin' ItUS CASABLANCA LP - £15
His 1975 offering recorded in Nigeria Inc. the lovely tune MAMA which was chosen by METRO AREA for a remix
Ice - Import ExportUS PRESTIGE LP - £20 some light sleeve wear
A more US funk style sound from ICE who are also known as LAFAYETTE AFRO ROCK & CANE&ABLE & CRISPY & Co. - the cold cuts are QUICK / FUNKY LOVIN' / THE GAP FUNKY BUNCH
Julien Babinga - Conga-Congo KimbwaFRANCE APIA LP - £25
Top notch percussion LP with a fierce Batucada entitled BRESIL
King Errison - The King ArrivesUS CANYON LP - £35 Sealed no cut out
Percussion master is joined by an all star line up for this afro jazz session featuring PRESTON LOVE / CALVIN KEYS / WILTON FELDER / DAVID T.WALKER / Etc... Several strong cuts in an afro jazz style ZOLA / UDAKA / ALONE but best of all is the furiously fast paced tune DANCE AFTER THE FEAST
King Sunny Ade - Juju MusicUS MANGO LP - £6 VG+
Killer lp from 1982 fusing killer keys with the King's Juju music - great percussion & guitar
Lafayette Afro Rock Band - VoodounonUS MAKOSSA LP Company Sleeve - £35
Classic afro funk LP littered with breaks VOODOUNON/HIHACHE/AZETA/Etc...
Lamine Konte - Baara SoundtrackFRANCE ESPERANCE LP - £12
Check the lovely funky afro jazz Instrumental cut with guitar solo which is MAMADOU
Letta Mbulu - NaturallyUS FANTASY LP - £20
South African singer recorded this lp in the the US and features Cannonball & Nat Adderley - Inc. the haunting jazzy tune AFRO TEXAS
Lita Bembo Nkolo Kwanga - Franco PresenteFRANCE/BELGIUM LE PASSEPORT LP - £30 Mint stock copy
Lovely music
Louis Wasson - Song of LoveUS MAKOSSA 7 inch - £30
Nice little funky afro tune on the great MAKOSSA label
M. Baruty/A. Dieng - Rythmes AfricansFRANCE AUVIDIS LP - £25
Strong afro percussion set from this french library label
Mahmoud Ahmed - Ere Mela MelaBELGIUM CRAMMED DISCS LP - £25
Killer ethiopian jazz - sounds like MULATU with vocals!
Manu Dibango - Makossa ManUS ATLANTIC LP - £20 Sealed
Nuther great LP from the funky afrikan man Inc. WEYA/TOM TOM/SENGA/Etc...
Manu Dibango - Makossa ManUS ATLANTIC LP - £10 vg+
Nuther great LP from the funky afrikan man Inc. WEYA/TOM TOM/SENGA/Etc...
Miriam Makeba - Country GirlFRANCE ESPERANCE LP - £25
Nice drum and bassline break on GOODBYE POVERTY
Mustapha Tettey Addy - Les Percussions Du GhanaFRANCE ARION LP - £15
Nicely recorded clear drums sounds to feed to your sampler
Olatunji - Afro PercussionUS COLUMBIA (360o STEREO) LP - £15
Great percussion LP Feat. YUSEF LATEEF & RAY BARRETTO!
Olatunji - More Drums Of PassionUS COLUMBIA LP - £12
Killer set from the african master drummer!
Olatunji - Drums Of PassionUS COLUMBIA (360o STEREO) LP - £12 WOC & WOL
Inc. the original version of JINGO - killer drum workout - Loft classic! VG+ - looks worked but this is a great old Columbia pressing & sounds great
Olatunji - More Drums Of PassionUS COLUMBIA LP 2nd Issue - £8 H2O cover damage on back
Killer set from the african master drummer!
Onyeka Onwenu - For The Love Of YouNIGERIA EMI LP - £40
1982 Nigeria disco boogie sound Inc. 'AM ON TO YOU
Original Wings - Change This WorldNIGERIA EMI LP - £50
IGBA ALUSI is a funky afro tune but quite musical with nice guitar & percussion & vocal chants
Pierre Verany - Mamba PercussionsFRANCE PIERRE VERANY LP - £50
Inc. the floorshaking batucada tune SAMBA!
Salif Keita - Les Ambassadeurs Int.FRANCE TANGENT LP - £20
WASSOLON-FOLI is a strong but gently funky tune and an early example of great things to come from this fine vocalist
Stix Hooper - The World WithinUK MCA LP - £8
Inc. amazing percussion soundscape AFRICAN SPIRIT - loft style!
Tam-Tam Pour L'Ethiope - Starvation / Tam-TamUK ZARJAZZ 12 inch Picture cover - £6
mid eighties electronic afro sound from MANU DIBANGO/SUNNY ADE/SALIF KEITA and more - Tam-Tam part 2 is a nice off the wall dub style version
The Mighty Tom Cats - Soul MakossaUS PAUL WINLEY LP - £30
Identical version of SOUL MAKOSSA? on collectable and controversial label!
Unity - UnitySOUTH AFRICA TRUTONE LP - £50
Raw funky disco afro styles - check BAMSANDA LE MADUBA / ERUBE JAMBO / MANANA
Wali and the Afro-Caravan - Home Lost and FoundUS SOLID STATE LP Gatefold - £15 VG Ring wear / tape mark on cover
Serious afro jazz set from african style conga player. Inc. ZULU FOR HIGH/AFRO BLUE/HAIL THE KING/Etc.. VG only - plays with a fair amount of background noise
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