{"product_id":"2317581","title":"Remi Kabaka - Roots Funkadelia [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing the great success of BBE's 2023 reissue of Remi Kabaka's 1976 lost masterpiece 'Son of Africa' comes yet another neglected and hitherto-hidden slice of pure Kabaka goodness: 1980's 'Roots Funkadelia'. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the 1976 album was recorded at Island Studios London, roots was recorded and mixed in L.A. in the midst of a golden period for the Motown studios, and the sheer quality of the mix shows in spades. An unexpected but welcome bonus is the appearance throughout of the 'mean machine'- Motown artists the commodores' brass section alter-ego.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReleased in 1980 on Polygram Nigeria with no international distribution deal, and lurking almost unnoticed in a handful of dedicated afro vinyl collections, this is the first-ever reissue outside Africa of an album that regularly fetches ?500 plus on the 'those who know' market'.\u003cp\u003eAfro Beat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogetherness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFestival\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIkaope\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunky Lagos\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54491370160513,"sku":"2317581","price":17.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51qoctPHHgL.jpg?v=1752983321","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2317581","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}