GODDY OKU - One More Chance - LP

9,95 €

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* A sweet afro funk album that resembles the best American acts
* For fans of Hot Chocolate, Earth Wind and Fire
* Filled to the last groove with catchy and captivating afro beat anthems with a silky touch
* 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 1980s afro funk from Nigeria

Goddy Oku was the Eastern Nigerian music scene's Mr Fixit. Need a new guitar? He'd make you one. Couldn't afford a fancy new effects pedal? Give him a couple of days and he'd knock up something that would do the job. Oh, and he was also a red-hot guitarist with The Hygrades, one of the heaviest bands to come out of the east. When the music started getting more electronic in the late '70s and '80s, Goddy was there, tinkering and experimenting. He built Godiac studios in Enugu, where fellow wonk, William Onyeabor recorded Crashes In Love. Between producing countless albums, he used his DIY skills and studio acumen to record One More Chance. "Don't Ask Me” is the bomb, a dance floor chugger that sets the tone of the album with the cheeky vocal interplay between Goddy and his backing singers, Alice Okaro and Sandra Okagbue. They're soon asking for forgiveness on 'One More Chance” and enjoying the fruits of reconciliation of the chirpy 'Everything”. One More Chance is a wonky, synth-driven masterpiece that is funky and quaint in equal measures. It will bring a smile to your face and an irresistible urge to dance to your feet.  - Peter Moore