Unité Africaine (Vinyl LP) Hard Rock

Unité Africaine (Vinyl LP) Hard RockTwo monumental full side tracks from a pair of late 70s Orchestre Poly Rythmo albums, Unit Africane isn't exactly a compilation, more a combination of the standouts at a time when the band was at the peak of its powers. Originally released in 1977, the title track is an infectious Afro Latin workout that is interwoven with driving horn stabs by master trumpet player Tidiani Kone. Unit Africaine was recorded over the Nigerian border at the state of the

Designed to be highly listenable

Led Zepellin and the like

The album was released by Decca Records in the UK on 21 January 1966 but it failed to chart

' in tribute to the producer Tom Dowd

two phenomenal pieces of Ghanaian boogie / burger highlife from Wilson Boateng's sought-after 1988 record 'Highlife Rock'

as the wispy

Quo Vadis / Si je vendais du soleil (1973)

a multi-layered wig-out that partly takes its inspiration from Senegal's fiercely percussive mbalax rhythms and 'Daimla'

Limited seven inch vinyl pressing of this four track EP from the legendary Garage Rock legends

Music In Exile

came from Ralph waldo Emerson's 1841 essay by the same name

and the Hollies - three of the finest bands of the '60s - splintered off to form their own trio