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SKU	140903
Artist	RICK ASIKPO & AFRO FUSION
Title	GOT TO BE ME
Label	SOUNDWAY RECORDS
Catalog #	SNDWLP 166
Tag	African Nigeria
Release	W 36 - 2025
Format	Vinyl - UKLP
EAN Barcode	5060571363213
	Benelux exclusive, Import
€ 32,50	incl. VAT, excl. shipping

Tracks

Got To Be Me
RICK ASIKPO & AFRO FUSION
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sndwlp_166_got_to_be_me/01-rick-asikpo-and-afro-fusion-got-to-be-me.mp3
Love Love
RICK ASIKPO & AFRO FUSION
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sndwlp_166_got_to_be_me/02-rick-asikpo-and-afro-fusion-love-love.mp3
Jam I
RICK ASIKPO & AFRO FUSION
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sndwlp_166_got_to_be_me/03-rick-asikpo-and-afro-fusion-jam.mp3
Disco Life
RICK ASIKPO & AFRO FUSION
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sndwlp_166_got_to_be_me/04-rick-asikpo-and-afro-fusion-disco-life.mp3
Too Hot
RICK ASIKPO & AFRO FUSION
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sndwlp_166_got_to_be_me/05-rick-asikpo-and-afro-fusion-too-hot.mp3
Let’s Get High
RICK ASIKPO & AFRO FUSION
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sndwlp_166_got_to_be_me/06-rick-asikpo-and-afro-fusion-let_s-get-high.mp3
Jam II
RICK ASIKPO & AFRO FUSION
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sndwlp_166_got_to_be_me/07-rick-asikpo-and-afro-fusion-jam-ii.mp3
Noin’ U
RICK ASIKPO & AFRO FUSION
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sndwlp_166_got_to_be_me/08-rick-asikpo-and-afro-fusion-noin_u.mp3

Description

Mythical soul/boogie record recorded in Louisiana by Nigerian multi instrumentalist Rick Asikpo when he was studying in Houston.

Rick Asikpo started his musical career while studying in Houston, joining local Black Artist collective The People’s Workshop, before returning to Nigeria and releasing a run of successful albums throughout the 80s.

“Got To Be Me” was recorded at River City Studio in Baton Rouge in 1981 but was only released back in Nigeria and sold little at the time, with original copies vanishingly hard to find.

Layers of synths wash over drawn out, Earth, Wind and Fire inspired grooves, moving from the uptempo “Disco Life” and “Jam” to the languid boogie and two step soul of “Love” and Donny Hathaway-esque “Let’s Get High”. The album is shot through a Texan/Nigerian filter that stands as a missing link between the dancefloor experiments of Houston and Lagos

As featured on Soundway’s seminal “Doing It In Lagos” compilation