FRIIMEN MUSIK COMPANY - We Can Get It On - LP

* One of the ultimate masterpieces of the 1970s Nigerian afro rock scene
* For fans of The Funkees, Ofege, Witch, Afreaka, Geraldo Pino, Mixed Grill, Akwassa, James Brown, Ngozi Family, Osibisa, Assagai
* Filled to the last groove with catchy and captivating afro rock anthems
* Funk and rock melt into another and showcase wild instrumental performances on an ever pulsating funky beat
* Excellent sound and performance by high-class professional musicians
* First ever official 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 1970s afro rock from Nigeria

By the mid-1970s in Nigeria, the Biafran War was a distant memory and the music scene in the eastern city of Aba was booming again. Bands like The Funkees, The Wings, and The Apostles grabbed the headlines, but the more interesting stuff was coming from smaller groups like the Friimen. The Friimen, or the Friimen Muzik Company to use their official name, were influenced as much by pre-Saturday Night Fever Bee Gees as Jimi Hendrix and James Brown. In Beni Tudumey they had the best keyboardist in the city, and in Dan Igbaji, Charlie Eze, and Ken Okogbue it's the tightest rhythm section. Throw in Gbemi Saka Toju channeling his inner Barry Gibb and you had a band quite unlike any other in the country. The result is We Can Get it On, a hybrid of West Coast ballads and dancefloor chuggers. One moment they are thanking God for making the mountains ('The Creator'), the next salaciously suggesting it's time to make the mountains move ('We Can Get It On'). Some of the songs simply state the obvious ('Music Makes You Move'.) However, it's the track, 'Salt Sweet Style', that sums up the Friimen best: "We have the salt. We have the sweet. We have the style.” It's all present and accounted for on We Can Get It On.  - Peter Moore