EZY & ISAAC Soul Rock LP/1974 Italy-Nigeria/Africa/Afro Funk/Soul Rock/Fela Kuti
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EZY & ISAAC 'Soul Rock' LP (France, Hot Casa, Catalogue #HC 38) Brand new/unplayed copy of limited year 2015 Hot Casa label LP vinyl edition of rare 1974 Afro Funk/Soul Rock album recorded and released in Italy (on the Italian Rifi label) by Nigerian duo Ezy & Isaac (alumni of Fela Kuti's Koola Lobitos band.)
(NOTE: LIMITED VINYL EDITON!)
This incredible Afro-soul album was recorded in Italy in 1974 by two Nigerians, vocalist Ezy Hart and saxophonist Isaac Olashugba. Both were ex-members of Fela Kuti's highlife jazz band the Koola Lobitos, as well as The Don Ezekiel Combination, and, after recording a few Christian funk albums and touring all over West Africa, they finally settled in Italy. They later toured through Italy, Switzerland, and Monte Carlo. The Funky Fella, a group of 12 top Italian musicians including Maestro Leoni from the Rifi label, produced three albums with Ezy & Isaac. Soul Rock is the first, and it's a soul masterpiece. The album highlight is "Bawagbe," a tuff, hypnotic Afro-soul groove with Yoruba chants, ruff congas, horns, funky breaks, and a wicked percussion breakdown of rattling cowbells. A unique collectors' item for lovers of Afro-funk. This first-ever reissue also includes a bonus track called "I'm Ready for You Baby," taken from a rare 1976 7". The holy grail of Afro-Italian funk, this is a must-have for your Afro-soul collection. Includes inner sleeve with photos and interview.
- First reissue of rare Afro-soul masterpiece Soul Rock, the first album by the Nigerian duo of vocalist Ezy Hart and saxophonist Isaac Olashugba.
- Album highlight "Bawagbe" is a tuff, hypnotic Afro-soul groove with Yoruba chants, ruff congas, horns, funky breaks, and a wicked percussion breakdown of rattling cowbells.
- Includes a bonus track called "I'm Ready for You Baby," taken from a rare 1976 7"; includes inner sleeve with photos and interview.
- Ex-members of Fela Kuti's highlife jazz band the Koola Lobitos, Ezy & Isaac settled in Italy after touring all over West Africa and recorded three albums with The Funky Fella, a group of 12 top Italian musicians including Maestro Leoni from the Rifi label.
Tracks on this LP are as follows:
- Take Off!!! (5:10)
- Not All Bad - Not All Good (2:57)
- Sad To See You Go Away (4:10)
- Bawagbe (3:08)
- Don't Step On My Shoes (5:10)
- Bad Day (3:05)
- All We Need Is Love (3:00)
- Got To Move (3:05)
- I'm Ready For You Baby (4:15)
Shipping in US is $4.98./CANADA AIRMAIL is $16.98./MEXICO AIRMAIL is $22.98./OVERSEAS AIRMAIL is $23.98. (Shipping totals will be consolidated for multiple winning bids.)
Record shipped in professional, superior rectangular shaped, corner-protecting corrugated cardboard record mailer with filler pads. Satisfaction guaranteed!
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