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Various Artists - AFRICAMORE (The Afro-funk side of Italy (1973-1978)) '2024

AFRICAMORE (The Afro-funk side of Italy (1973-1978))
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Album name AFRICAMORE (The Afro-funk side of Italy (1973-1978))
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Date 2024
GenreAfro-funk,afrobeat,Library Music
Play time 25 min
Format / Bitrate Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz
MP3 320 Kbps
Media CD
Size 69; 190 MB
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Africamore: The Afro-Funk Side of Italy (1973-1978) Continuing Four Flies'
dedication to delving into lesser-explored periods of Italian music, Africamore
takes us on a captivating journey into the intersection of Afro-funk and the
Italian soundscape during the six years between 1973 and 1978 – a time
when disco was looming on the horizon and the nightclub market was rapidly
expanding. Before reaching Italian shores, the infectious sound originating from
African and Afro-Caribbean roots traversed both the Mediterranean and the
Atlantic, landing on New York dancefloors, where DJ Dave Mancuso discovered
''Soul Makossa'' by Manu Dibango. In 1973, from Mancuso's Loft parties, the
song's hypnotic groove spread to the rest of the globe, including in Italy,
where it sparked a wave of imitations and variations. Tribal influences thus
found their way into Italian soul-funk and early-disco productions released
between 1973 and 1978 – from psychedelic-tinged tunes like Jean Paul &
Angelique's ''Africa Sound'' to the Afrobeat-inspired club banger
''Kumbayero'' by composer/producer Albert Verrecchia (aka Weyman Corporation);
and from groundbreaking Afro-cosmic songs like Chrisma's ''Amore'', co-written
by Vangelis and featuring the rhythms of Ghanaian-British Afro-rock band
Osibisa, to mind-blowing floor-fillers like Beryl Cunningham's ''Why O'', a
re-write of Nat King Cole's ''Calypso Blues'' arranged by Paolo Ormi, with
percussion breaks that sound pretty much like what would later become known as
techno. Combining feel-good vibes with driving rhythms, world-style percussion,
and even synths, all these productions pushed the boundaries of dance music at a
time when disco had not yet taken over. In doing so, they sowed many of the
seeds of the later Italian cosmic scene and its unique mixture of African
elements, disco-funk and electronic music. This was a brief but nuanced period
in Italian music history, one that deserves to be rediscovered, with love.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Walter Rizzati - L'Unica Chance (3:19) 
1.02 - I-Robots - Tabù Tubà (Part i) (3:45) 
1.03 - Ramasandiran Somusundaram - Contrabbando di Fagioli (3:16) 
1.04 - African Revival - Soul Makossa (3:41) 
1.05 - Beryl Cunningham - Why O (4:15) 
1.06 - Augusto Martelli - Calories (4:26) 
1.07 - Prognosi Riservata - M.A.A.G.O. (3:05)

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