REVOLUTION: LIVE DISCO SHOW IN NEW YORK CITY by SIDIKU BUARI

BBE wrap up their four part reissue series of Sidiku Buari's unique and in demand body of African Disco albums with final instalment, Revolution (Live Disco Show In New York City).

Side 1 is (possibly!) ‘live’ throughout, from a 1979 show at the (possibly mythical!) La Cheer Nightclub, NYC, but very well recorded for a ‘live’ album with clean, bright top notes, sharp percussion and heavy bass-lines. Keep The Rhythm Going segues into Ofey Karambani reminiscent of the Kongos’ massive Loft Club floorfiller Anikana-O, whilst This Is Music and Disco Soccer keep up the 120-140bpm pace to complete a side that rocks enough for the lazier DJ to play from start to finish without lifting the needle!

Side 2 consists of four very varied tracks all recorded at Aire L.A.Studios, the two openers Revolution and Together We Can Rebuild It (Ghana Motherland) being polemics against government and army corruption, and a battle-cry for Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings, who ruled the country for a brief period in 1979 when this recording was made, later serving as Ghana’s President from 1981 to 2001.

Vinyl track listing:
A1 Keep The Rhythm Going
A2 Ofey Karambani
B1 This Is Music
B2 Disco Soccer
C1 Revolution
C2 Together We Can Rebuild It (Ghana Motherland)
D1 Merry Christmas And Happy New Year
D2 Happy Birthday