LONDON IS THE PLACE FOR ME 3 AND 4 by V/A
CD Version
| SKU | 70171 |
| Artist | V/A |
| Title | LONDON IS THE PLACE FOR ME 3 AND 4 |
| Label | HONEST JONS RECORDS |
| Catalog # | HJRCD 21R |
| Tag | |
| Release | W 19 - 2013 |
| Format | CD - UK2CD |
| € 19,50 | incl. VAT, excl. shipping |
Tracks
- Ginger Johnson - Egyptian Bint Al Cha Cha
- Young Tiger - African Dream
- Dorothy Masuka - Zoo Lake
- Lord Kitchener - Rock N Roll Calypso
- Cab Kaye - Don't You Go Away
- Shake Keane - Mambo Indio
- Lord Kitchener - Alphonso In Town
- Eric Hayden - Give Her The No.1
- Enoch and Christy Mensah - Dakuku Dum
- Dorothy Masuka - Khauleza
- Lord Kitchener - Is Trouble
- Victor Coker - Ilu Oyinbo Dara
- Young Growler - V For Victory
- The African Messengers - Highlife Piccadilly
- Cab Kaye - Everything Is Go
- Young Tiger - Chicken And Rice
- Nat Atkins - Darling Don't Say No
- Lord Kitchener - Piccadilly Folk
- Ginger Johnson - African Jazz Cha Cha
- West African Rhythm Brothers - Oba Adele
- Nigerian Union Rhythm Group - The Wind In A Frolic
- West African Rhythm Brothers - Iku Koni Payin
- Ayinda Bakare And His Meranda Orchestra - Ibikunle Alakija
- West African Rhythm Brothers - Omo Laso
- West African Rhythm Brothers - Calabar-O
- West African Rhythm Brothers - Emi Wa Wa Lowo Re
- West African Rhythm Brothers - Iwa D'Arekere
- West African Rhythm Brothers - Ominira
- Nigerian Union Rhythm Group - The Memorial Of Chief J.K. Randle
- West African Rhythm Brothers - Mofi Ajobi Seyin
- Nigerian Union Rhythm Group - Unity
- Nigerian Union Rhythm Group - Oratido Soso
- West African Rhythm Brothers - Ayami
- West African Rhythm Brothers - Oba Ademola II
- West African Rhythm Stars - Late Ojo Davies
- West African Rhythm Stars - Geneva Conference
- West African Rhythm Brothers - Ele Da Awa
- West African Rhythm Brothers - Aye Wa Adara
- West African Rhythm Brothers - Lagos Mambo
- West African Rhythm Brothers - Odudua
- West African Rhythm Brothers - I Am A Stranger
Description
Doublepack CD comprising vinyl volume 3 and 4 in this great series!Honest Jon's assembles volumes 3 & 4 in their highly-acclaimed London Is the Place for Me series, originally released in 2006, on one 2CD set. Ambrose Campbell was acclaimed by Fela Kuti's generation -- by Fela himself -- as the founder of modern Nigerian music. Several of his recordings lit up London Is the Place for Me 2, and volume 3 is devoted to his music, drawing on the 78s he cut in London over 10 years from 1949. Nearly all the tracks assembled here come from recordings made for the Melodisc label and originally released as 10" 78 rpm singles.
People who bought these records at the time can still recall how it was when the percussion team -- among them Ade Bashorun, Salustiano Dos Anjos, Manny Myers and "Lati" Pedro -- built their polyrhythms in Ola Dosunmu's kingdom. With the melodic guitars of Brewster and Ambrose coming together behind Campbell's soothing voice, the musicians contrived to paint an evocative, enduring picture of palm wine Lagos nights. Volume 4 addresses first waves of modern immigration from Africa and the West Indies. After devoting a third installment to the accomplishments of the late Nigerian genius Ambrose Campbell, Honest Jon's resumes an open-house policy, suited to musicians whose lives and artistic ambitions carried them all over the world: calypso and kwela are back, and highlife and bebop, with a little rock n' roll, a "mambo indio," a shango hymn, and a cha-cha-cha for bellydancing jazzbos. Astronauts and prostitutes mingle with landlords and Test cricketers -- sex with streetfighting and doing a runner. The CDs are beautifully presented as miniature books, saddle-stitched, with 40 pages of rare, precious photos of the musicians and their social milieu, and in-depth commentary.
