Dan Ian and his Spades - She's A Monarch (Nigeria, 1976, Go Gay Records)

 

Happy New Year to everyone !!! Wish you the best !!

It's been a long time without any articles but, now, I'm back for your ears only !

Let's begin this new year with a Nigerian living legend, Dan Ian !

Born in the village of Umuezeawala in the early 50's, Dan Ian Mbaezue is a guitarist and a singer, who began his musical career in the early 60's.

He played in many well known Nigerian bands, such as The Wings, Wrinkar Experience and with other big names (Sonny Okosun..).

He recorded many singles, and a few albums through the 70's and 3 LP's with his own band, Dan Ian Spades.

He still lives today in his village.

I decided to make you discover "She's a Monarch", one of the songs taken from of his third album, accompanied by The Friimen Musik Coy, a very cool Afro Rock track !! 

Dan Ian and his Spades - She's A Monarch

Best regards,

Armand

The Hygrades, The Funkees & Wrinkar experience : A Selection of Afro Rock & Funky 7 Inches from Nigeria

Hi everyone !

As promised, here comes a little summer selection of 10 funky / afro rock tracks taken from some seven inches of my personal collection.

These 7', from famous Nigerian bands, were issued at the time on the Nigerian division of the well known English label EMI / HMV (remember the deaf dog ?) and are really hard to lay hands on, specially in this condition.

Armand de Preseau - A selection of Afro Rock & Funky Nigerian 7 inches

You can download this mix here (as always, right clic, save as or download), and listen to it near the beach or the pool, drinking a fruit cocktail.

(due to an imminent travel from the rainy Paris to the Southern France, i didn't have the time to clean some of the records before recording the selection, so sorry for the dusty quality of some tracks !).

Tracklist :

1 - The Hygrades : In The Jungle (Vocal)
2 - The Funkees : Breaktrough
3 - Dan Satch & His Atomic Dance of Aba : Je nr'okan
4 - The Apostles : Your Bussiness
5 - The Ceejebs - Life In Cannan
6 - Founders 15 - Amen
7 - Danie Ian & His Spades : New Day
8 - Wrinkar Experience - I am a natural Man
9 - Mono Mono : Wake Up the Ded Onez
10 - Wrinkar Experience - Soundway

See you soon dear readers !

With love from the Southern France,

Armand