Rick Asikpo & Afro Fusion
GOT TO BE ME
(LP)
Soundway / 05277511
12"
First time reissue of a mythical 1980 afro soul masterpiece from Nigeria.
Mythical soul/boogie record recorded in Louisiana by Nigerian multi instrumentalist Rick Asikpo when he was studying in Houston. 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.[info sheet from distr.]