African Rhythm & Blues CD

Original first LP release by legendary Mombasa band: Deep afro funk & jazz by Lou Blackburn and his group recorded 1975 in Germany - original release on the rare German Spiegelei label, contains the most wanted DJ-Spins "Nairobi", "Kenia" and "Shango". Remastered 2006, original cover artwork, re-released for the first time, in memory of Lou Blackburn who passed away far too early: 100 copies limited vinyl edition include a special Mombasa art card donation, cards are handmade by the people of Option Care Centre, a non profit organisation in South Africa to help aids victims and abused women. This is a classic and sought after afro funk LP. One of the best recordings in the genre. Pulsating African rhythms with funk bass and heavy brass sounds. Essential and ultra hard to find album with tons of true killer afro funk breaks. A sure killer set for collectors and DJs! Some also call it "a stripped down Fela Kuti sound", the re-release for the following cult classic "Mombasa - African Rhythms & Blues 2" is already scheduled for 2007 on Sonorama Records. From original liner notes 1975: In describing the music of Mombasa which is a mixture of rhythm, jazz, folklore, blues, spirituals and worksongs, Lou Blackburn would prefer not to use the word jazz. "Many people ask us", he says, "how one describes our type of music. To this I can only answer that I leave it to the audience because I don't want to give it a label, for me it is simply ours, Mombasa's music."