The Funkees – Dancing Time (The Best Of Eastern Nigeria's Afro Rock Exponents 1973-77)
Label: Soundway – SNDWLP039
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, 2nd press
Country: UK
Released: 2018
Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul
Style: Afrobeat, Funk
TRACKS:
A1 Ole
A2 Akpankoro
A3 Onye Mmanya
A4 Abraka
B1 Akula Owu Onyeara
B2 Acid Rock
B3 Ogbu Achara
B4 Slipping Into Darkness
C1 303
C2 Baby I Need You
C3 Break Through
C4 Life
D1 Mimbo
D2 Dancing Time
D3 Dancing In The Nude
D4 Point Of No Return
DESCRIPTION
In the early 1970s The Funkees were the number-one east Nigerian band and the only outfit to seriously challenge the popular Lagos based rock combos MonoMono and BLO.
It wasn't long before promoters in the UK came calling and The Funkees packed up their instruments and moved to London where they quickly established a fierce reputation on the live circuit.
Here they recorded two seminal albums before finally breaking up in 1977 amidst some controversy. This collection features for the first time all of their Nigerian 45s alongside the best of their UK album material and is accompanied by a full interview with original member Sonny Akpan, who still lives in the capital.