The Eyo Beats 60 Africa 70

Hello Internet wanderers!

This is the initial post of what will hopefully be a constant stream of new oddball, out of the way awesome tunes. 

Before I delve too far into my little crazy late night brain however, lets get down to some good old crackly tape music.

While I was wandering around Mississippi saturday with my good friend Angela I came across Mississippi records. Well, not really came across since I made a concerted effort to get to north Portland to  go to said record store..... regardless we walked into Mississippi and I found this little tape right before heading up to the counter to drop some bills on some soulful, hipshakin' tunes.

This tape is a collection of 60's and 70's African music from around the continent. While most of these artists hail from East Africa, especially Nigeria, the collection stretches all the way to Nairobi. Full of horns and funky polyrhythms these beats will get your hips shakin and crack a smile on your face. The horns are full of body and the tracks go from heavy dense beat structures all the way to sunny day headshakin vibes. Put this in your tape deck and enjoy 90 minutes of pure joy in your eardrums.

for those without a tape deck here's a little link:

V/A- The Eyo Beats: 60 Africa 70 (Domino Sound 31 *Cassette)

enjoy!