{"product_id":"vinyl-digest-african-funk-soul-disco","title":"Vinyl Digest: African Funk, Soul \u0026 Disco","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eVinyl Digest #2: African Funk, Soul \u0026amp; Disco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e400 Genre-Defining Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten By Manu Boubli \u0026amp; Uchenna Ikonne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdited by Andrew Mason\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e400 essential African funk, soul and disco records, selected and annotated by Uchenna Ikonne, music historian and founder of Comb \u0026amp; Razor Sound, and Manu Boubli (Comet Records, Superfly Records). Seven chapters run from raw 1970s funk through Afrobeat, jazz fusion and disco to the global diaspora, with rarity scores, collector’s checkboxes and full-color original artwork throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFor years, coverage of African popular music outside the continent has been sporadic and incomplete, left to a small number of academics, collectors, and a handful of labels exporting the artists deemed marketable. Many African artists, wildly popular in their own regions, reached listeners in the Global North only through those scattershot channels. Recent years have brought serious reissue work and DJs pushing beyond Fela Kuti, Hugh Masekela and Miriam Makeba — but few attempts to dig deeply and authoritatively into the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Writing a book on African music is like deciding you want to write a symphony — but before you can write the music, you first \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ehave to invent every instrument in the orchestra.”\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Uchenna Ikonne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAT A GLANCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e400 records\u003c\/b\u003e: each individually annotated, spanning 1964–2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 chapters:\u003c\/b\u003e Essentials · Raw Power · Afrobeat · Sounds Like Jazz · Disco Craze · Electrified · Global Movement\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 essential compilations\u003c\/b\u003e with a survey essay on the reissue labels that opened the genre\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 guest selector lists\u003c\/b\u003e from DJs, musicians, label heads, scholars and journalists\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtended interview\u003c\/b\u003e with Manu Boubli and Uchenna Ikonne, conducted by Andrew Mason\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRarity scoring\u003c\/b\u003e 1 5 — from common pressings to the holiest grails; \u003cb\u003eCollector’s checkboxes\u003c\/b\u003e on every entry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecords from 20+ countries\u003c\/b\u003e — Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Zambia, Ethiopia, Mali, Senegal, Benin, Guinea, Kenya and more\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlossary of 19 regional styles \u003c\/b\u003e— Afrobeat, highlife, mbaqanga, soukous, kwaito, ziglibithy, ikwokirikwo and more\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull index\u003c\/b\u003e of listed artists and guest performers; Blank \u003cb\u003enotes pages\u003c\/b\u003e at the back for want-lists and annotations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCover Artist\u003c\/b\u003e Lemi Ghariokwu — designer of twenty-six Fela Kuti album covers, dubbed “King of Covers” by Observer Music Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eARTISTS INSIDE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFela Kuti · Tony Allen · Ebo Taylor · King Sunny Adé · Manu Dibango · The Lijadu Sisters · Ofege · The Funkees · Orlando Julius · Blo · Marijata · K. Frimpong · Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou · Prince Nico Mbarga · Osibisa · Harari · Black Disco · Dick Khoza · Shina Williams · Peter King · Amara Touré · Tabu Ley Rochereau · Steve Monite · Nkono Teles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLABELS COVERED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEMI Nigeria · Decca Afrodisia · Tabansi · Albarika Store · Essiebons · Phonodisk · The Sun · Polydor · HMV · Makossa International · Soundway · Analog Africa · Strut · Comb \u0026amp; Razor Sound · Now-Again · Hot Casa · Matsuli · Odion Livingstone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUEST SELECTORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRich Medina · Eothen “Egon” Alapatt · Quinton Scott (Strut) · Michael Veal · Wunmi Olaiya · Lemi Ghariokwu · Hugo Mendez (Sofrito) · Frank Merritt (The Carvery) · Matt Temple (Matsuli) · Gary Johnson (Mr Bongo) · Temitope Kogbe (Odion Livingstone) · Julien Lebrun (Hot Casa) · Liam Farrell (Doctor L) · John Armstrong · Greg de Villanova · Andrew Mason · Manu Boubli · Eilon Paz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE AUTHORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUchenna Ikonne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eUchenna Ikonne is a filmmaker, record producer, and author specializing in the histories of the music of Black America and West Africa. He played a key role in the ‘00s revival of vintage African music via his blog With Comb \u0026amp; Razor and reissue imprint Comb \u0026amp; Razor Sound. He has DJed across the globe and worked as a research and licensing consultant, and has curated compilations for Soundway, Now-Again, Luaka Bop, and Analog Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eManu Boubli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA native Parisian, Manu Boubli played an important part in the birth of the French acid jazz scene in the early ’90s. He went on to found Comet Records, producing drummer Tony Allen while spinning eclectic DJ sets, writing for magazines, and compiling rare groove collections. In 2012, he co-founded Superfly Records, one of the world’s leading record shops and reissue labels.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dust \u0026 Grooves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67716759978138,"sku":"VDAFSD001","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/6315\/6890\/files\/AFSD_Front_Cover_Dummy_Square.jpg?v=1791993347","url":"https:\/\/shop.dustandgrooves.com\/products\/vinyl-digest-african-funk-soul-disco","provider":"Dust \u0026 Grooves Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}