A STROLL IN THE MOONLIGHT by JIMI LEE/MONA FINNIH/THE SENSATIONALS

He was Nigerian guitar God, famous for his incendiary lead breaks with Aktion and Monomono. She was one of Nigeria�s first female band leader who went off to the US and became a big deal in the New Jazz scene there. It should be no surprise then that when Jimi Lee and Monah Finnih got together in 1980 for A Stroll In The Moonlight, an Afro Jazz cosmic funk masterpiece was born.Intricately arranged, beautifully produced and showcasing musicianship of the highest order, A Stroll In The Moonlight was a notch above anything else that was coming out of Nigeria at the time. �I Love Myself� is the perfect amalgam of a tight, horn-driven Lagos groove and an American New Jazz sheen. �People of the World� is pure Afro Funk, brightened by Jimi Lee�s sunny, twangy guitar. �Son of A Man� brings reggae to the table and �Iya Alakara� is a Lijadu Sisters style cosmic paean to beefcakes and plantains. Taking a stroll with Nigerian music�s oddest couple is a slinky, funky affair that comes highly recommended, but be warned: You�ll work up a sweat. - Peter Moore,