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DOS - PR5U1V3A78-2MM-811673000118     Brand New! Factory Sealed! ----- from New York's Largest Selection of Entertainment Media Since 1976!

Orlando Julius has been a well known name on the West African music scene all through the 1960s and 70s. His early work was recorded in the Philips studios under the strict supervision of their house producers who were putting an emphasis on a pleasant and swinging sound that was jugging along in a pleasant way, bridging big band highlife music with American soul. In 1972 and 1973, Orlando Julius and his band The Afrosounders visited the legendary ARC Lagos studio of Ginger Baker and what OJ and the gang put to tape there was an entirely different beast: They recorded and album packed with unadulterated, funky Afrobeat of the heaviest caliber. For the first time, Orlando and the his band were able to really let loose and showcase their full power with an unfiltered impact. They laid down six epic tracks that from a Funk or Afrobeat perspective definitely count as Orlando's strongest work but it seemed that Philips were not too happy with this result. They completely botched the distribution of this record and while Orlando's earlier and later work has all been re-issued over the past years, this, his best record has remained under the radar and virtually unknown to the worldwide community of African music lovers. Until Frank Gossner from the infamous Voodoo Funk blog found the only known copy of this record while digging in Lagos sometime early last year. 

Condition:NEW. 

TRACK LISTINGS

1. Yio Si Da Miliki Beat 
2. Afro Instrumental 
3. Osika Ranti 
4. Buje Buje 
5. Aseni 
6. Kete Kete Koro 

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