Africa Must Be Free By 1983 (Vinyl LP) Kids

Africa Must Be Free By 1983 (Vinyl LP) KidsThe teenaged Hugh Mundell cut Africa Must Be Free by 1983 under the tutelage of the legendary producer Augustus Pablo in the mid '70s, and had a Jamaican hit with the title track. Mundell's artlessly fervent singing is attractive far out of proportion to his technical skill. It's the sincerity and devotion in his voice that make successes of songs like "Let's All Unite" and "My Mind" that and the rock solid instrumental backing of Pablo's studio band,

and glamorized hedonism he’d internalized from his childhood

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it's his only release under the Lucifer moniker

and they've inspired artists from Coil to Oneohtrix Point Never

with Greg Keranen (who played on the early records)

The opening track of the first compilation is highly symbolic

The infinite vistas of Europe Endlessand Endless Endless' bookend the album

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Aswad has proven to be one of Britain's most influential and enduring reggae acts

Renowned for her genre-spanning productions and mixes

Exile One and their Creole dance formula would later have a profound effect on popular World Music genres like Zouk and Soca

Combined they produce a glistening groove that captures the feel-good factor of NYC's disco apogee