Nigerian Aleke Kanonu pulled in some favours to record an album of his own. The result was Aleke, a criminally obscure Afrobeat/Funk/Jazz masterpiece featuring Buddy Williams on drums, George Davis on guitar and a cameo from Wynton Marsalis on flugelhorn. There are only four tracks on the album but they are all killers. N’Gwode sounds like Fela Kuti and Manu Dibangu hanging out with Bobby Womack, probably somewhere across 110th Street. ‘Keep New York Clean’ struts like Shaft after a successful bust.

Up for auction is this super scarce Aleke Kanonu album, released 1980 on Arcana (A1003). An original LP pressing, from a private collection. Properly sleeved and stored in a climate-controlled environment. Completely NEW/ unopened/ never played with original seal intact! Texturepacker Mac Serial Port there. There is only one single spot of the shrink wrap.

And ‘Mothers Day’ keeps things sweet and soulful, before Wynton Marsalis brings back the groove with his flugelhorn on ‘Home Sweet Home’. Gotye Making Mirrors Rar Blogspot. Until recently you would have had to take out a second mortgage to get hold of Akele. And sold a kidney for the Happiness/Nwanne, Nwanne, Nwanne 12’’ Kanonu released a year later. Thankfully PMG has re-issued the LP and the EP, with the CD version containing both. - Peter Moore, www.africanrevolutions.com. Ashta Chamma Telugu Serial Story.