Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

BBE768ALP

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-06-07

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Orchard

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

197189319983

Total Cap

BBE768ACD

197189310720

Artist

Remi Kabaka

Genre US

African

Label US

BBE Music

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Following the great success of BBE’s 2023 reissue of Remi Kabaka’s 1976 lost masterpiece 'Son of Africa' comes yet another neglected and hitherto-hidden slice of pure Kabaka goodness: 1980’s 'Roots Funkadelia'.

While the 1976 album was recorded at Island Studios London, roots was recorded and mixed in L.A. in the midst of a golden period for the Motown studios, and the sheer quality of the mix shows in spades. An unexpected but welcome bonus is the appearance throughout of the ‘mean machine’- Motown artists the commodores’ brass section alter-ego.

Released in 1980 on Polygram Nigeria with no international distribution deal, and lurking almost unnoticed in a handful of dedicated afro vinyl collections, this is the first-ever reissue outside Africa of an album that regularly fetches £500 plus on the ‘those who know’ market’.
- Focus track: Afro Beat (GBEQT2300113) - An historic release from Remi Kabaka, who was pivotal in the inception of Afro Beat as a genre - A unique Afro-Beat record that can sit comfortably in the Disco Era. - Originally recorded at the legendary Music Lab, Silver Lake, and mixed at Motown/Hitsville on Romaine, - features bassist Roy Carter, a mainstay of UK 70s soul delights Heatwave and Central Line - remastered with love by the Grammy nominated Carvery Studio, London

Roots Funkadelia

Music US

Discover Roots Funkadelia by Remi Kabaka on BBE Music. An exclusive reissue of the 1980 Afro-Beat masterpiece, remastered for vinyl collectors.