Ifetayo "Love Excells All"
1976 Afrobeat meets Calypso album from Trinidad. Soundway reissue. Big tip!

Ifetayo "Love Excells All"

Black Truth Rhythm Band

€ 28,95
  • LP
Label
Soundway Records
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Description

Soundway presents a long-awaited remaster and re-cut of the 1976 album ‘Ifetayo’ by Black Truth Rhythm Band, an important and overlooked chapter in Trinidad’s rich musical history that blends West African influences with jazz, funk and the social commentary of the calypso tradition.

Led by the charismatic Oluko Imo (who went on to record with Fela Kuti and perform with members of Fela’s Egypt 80 band ), the group drew on the strong connections to Yoruba culture and Orisa traditions in Trinidad, looking to Africa for inspiration and reflecting the burgeoning Black Power movement of the time.

Recorded at KH studios in Port of Spain, Ifetayo (Yoruba for ‘Love excels all’) was the group’s sole album release. Imo contributed lead vocals and played bass, kalimba, conga, flute and percussion, channelling music from both sides of the Atlantic into a distinctive and unique slice of Afro Trinidadian expression.

Includes bonus track “Imo” not included on the original LP

Tracklist

A

  • 1.Kilimanjaro04:13
  • 2.Aspire03:48
  • 3.Umbala08:03

B

  • 1.Ifetayo05:54
  • 2.You People04:33
  • 3.Save D Musician05:00
  • 4.IMO

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