AMAS - Grill - LP

* Smooth yet powerful disco funk from Nigeria
* For fans of Kiki Gian, The Meters, Curtis Mayfield, Mixed Grill, Akwassa, Assagai, Commodores, Osibisa
* Filled to the last groove with catchy tunes that feature awesome harmonies
* An original affair for fans of groovy black music
* Excellent sound and performance by high-class professional musicians
* First ever rerelease on vinyl and CD
* Fully licensed
* Remastered audio
* LP housed in a superheavy 430g art carton cover
* Ultimate collector's item for fans of classic afro disco funk

Grill by Gbubemi Amas is as smooth as the red cardigan artfully slung around his shoulders on the cover. Whether he is running through the scales on a cover version of 'Fire and Rain', or trying on his calypso highlife moves on 'Ereyon', you know Amas is a man with a smooth line for every occasion. He is also a man with impeccable enunciation. Listen to 'Slow Down'. It features one of the most cultured sound checks you will ever hear in your life – "Willy, keeps the bass a little bit tighter”. That Amas is now a theatre producer and writer in Cardiff in Wales will come as no surprise. 'Slow Down' is a stone-cold class, and an undoubted highlight, just as it was on the excellent Comb & Razor compilation, Brand New Wayo. 'Children' is a bright dancefloor filler. So is 'For You'. And 'Listen' showcases Amas's disco ball Cassanova moves. Articulate, cultured, and classy, Grill is proof that in the 80s Nigeria was producing a class of boogie funk that was as sophisticated as anywhere in the world. - Peter Moore