In 1973, EMI Records Nigeria released the 45 rpm disc "Fuel for Love" b/w "Soundway," credited to a mysterious band called Wrinkar Experience. The record was a finely-crafted gem of pop-rock and funky soul as had never before been heard coming out of the country's nascent rock scene, and it ended up being the biggest selling Nigerian single up until that point. The success of Wrinkar Experience effectively demonstrated that was a market for homegrown pop and rock, and sent record labels scrambling to sign similar bands, kicking off the Nigerian rock revolution that is still being celebrated and discovered by new generations today. But while Wrinkar Experience launched the movement, the group itself would be short-lived: after another hit single in 1973, the band's frontman Danie Ian split for a solo career. The remaining principal players in the group—Cameroonian musicians Ginger Forcha and Edjo'o Jacques Racine—tried to keep the Wrinkar name going before giving it up and rebranding themselves as Rock Town Express.
1Funky Makossa
2Tell Me My Life
3Dear Doctor
4No One Else (But Me)
5We’re Makin’ A Hell
6If You Love Your Neighbour You No Go Die
7Sweet Rock Town

ROCK TOWN EXPRESS

FUNKY MAKOSSA

  • US LP
  • COMB & RAZOR SOUND − CRZR1008LP
  • - 2017 - / reprint
  • Zustand: (NEW)
  • KATEGORIEN: AFRO - FUNK
  • sFr 28,00



Schnellsuche ROCK, TOWN, EXPRESS