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Funky Makossa (LP)In 1973, EMI Records Nigeria released the 45 rpm disc Fuel for Love b w Soundway, credited to a mysterious band called Wrinkar Experience. The record was a finely crafted gem of pop rock and funky soul as had never before been heard coming out of the countrys nascent rock scene, and it ended up being the biggest selling Nigerian single up until that point. The success of Wrinkar Experience effectively demonstrated that was a market for homegrown pop
In 1973, EMI Records Nigeria released the 45 rpm disc Fuel for Love b/w Soundway, credited to a mysterious band called Wrinkar Experience. The record was a finely-crafted gem of pop-rock and funky soul as had never before been heard coming out of the countrys nascent rock scene, and it ended up being the biggest selling Nigerian single up until that point. The success of Wrinkar Experience effectively demonstrated that was a market for homegrown pop and rock, and sent record labels scrambling to sign similar bands, kicking off the Nigerian rock revolution that is still being celebrated and discovered by new generations today.
But while Wrinkar Experience launched the movement, the group itself would be short-lived: after another hit single in 1973, the bands frontman Danie Ian split for a solo career. The remaining principal players in the group-Cameroonian musicians Ginger Forcha and Edjoo Jacques Racine-tried to keep the Wrinkar name going before giving it up and rebranding themselves as Rock Town Express.
Rock Town Expresss debut LP Funky Makossa was recorded in 1974 for ARC Records, the cutting-edge studio and label established in Lagos by English drum legend Ginger Baker. The album showcased in long format the qualities that had only been hinted at on the Wrinkar Experience singles: bright, confident pop melodies, articulate lyrics, and darkly potent funk-rock.
Comb & Razor Sound is proud to present a new, fully-authorized reissue of Funky Makossa, ready to be enjoyed by a new generation of listeners eager to consume the sounds from Nigerias golden age of popular music
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★★★★★ 5
This is a great book to begin your study on all the groups ...
Format: Paperback
This book isn't just about pyramids. It talks a lot about all the different groups and waves of people who traveled to the American continent, mostly the Latin American areas. There is so much information contained therein that I intend to read this book again. This is a great book to begin your study on all the groups who traveled to Latin America.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2018
★★★★★ 5
Good read
Format: Kindle
Very well written, personable, and good research. Several references were made about Noah and Moses as if they were valid historical people and their related events, which most scholars agree were 'lifted' from Sumerian and Akkadian legends. Doesn't give much credit to Zechariah Sitchin, never even mentions Enlil and Enki - it's like talking about Kennedy's last trip to Dallas without mentioning the Grassy Knoll.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2015
★★★★★ 3
Interesting
Format: Hardcover
Great perspective and well-presented discussion. Beneficial for contemplation and developing hypotheses or questioning documented science to further discern evidence or seek new explanations. Recommend reading through a lens of correlation does not equal causation.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Professional and fun to read
Format: Paperback
The book is written by a professional who provides ideas and reasons about possibilities without being dogmatic.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2022
★★★★★ 4
Absolutely Not Nonsense
Format: Hardcover
At first glance, this book might be mistaken for "Chariots of the Gods" hokum -- it's about pyramids, it suggest prehistoric connections between widely scattered civilizations, and it has an entire chapter on planetary catastrophes. However, this is a very serious effort. Granted, it raises a lot more questions than it answers, and can be a little monotonous in spots. But as a former geology major, I didn't spot any pseudo-science (which is not surprising, given that the primary author has a Ph.D. in Geology from Yale) and I found much food for thought.
Sure, if it turns out that the whole theory of cultural diffusion is wrong, (similarities in disparate civilizations are due to migration and interconnection rather than parallel developoment) this book will be little more than an amusing footnote in the history of science. But then, plate tectonics was once a crackpot theory. This is a serious book that deserves to be read.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2003