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v/a - london is the place for me 3 and 4 - honest jons records - cd

Genre: World - Misc

1. Ginger Johnson - Egyptian Bint Al Cha Cha
2. Young Tiger - African Dream
3. Dorothy Masuka - Zoo Lake
4. Lord Kitchener - Rock N Roll Calypso
5. Cab Kaye - Don't You Go Away
6. Shake Keane - Mambo Indio
7. Lord Kitchener - Alphonso In Town
8. Eric Hayden - Give Her The No.1
9. Enoch and Christy Mensah - Dakuku Dum
10. Dorothy Masuka - Khauleza
11. Lord Kitchener - Is Trouble
12. Victor Coker - Ilu Oyinbo Dara
13. Young Growler - V For Victory
14. The African Messengers - Highlife Piccadilly
15. Cab Kaye - Everything Is Go
16. Young Tiger - Chicken And Rice
17. Nat Atkins - Darling Don't Say No
18. Lord Kitchener - Piccadilly Folk
19. Ginger Johnson - African Jazz Cha Cha
20. West African Rhythm Brothers - Oba Adele
21. Nigerian Union Rhythm Group - The Wind In A Frolic
22. West African Rhythm Brothers - Iku Koni Payin
23. Ayinda Bakare And His Meranda Orchestra - Ibikunle Alakija
24. West African Rhythm Brothers - Omo Laso
25. West African Rhythm Brothers - Calabar-O
26. West African Rhythm Brothers - Emi Wa Wa Lowo Re
27. West African Rhythm Brothers - Iwa D'Arekere
28. West African Rhythm Brothers - Ominira
29. Nigerian Union Rhythm Group - The Memorial Of Chief J.K. Randle
30. West African Rhythm Brothers - Mofi Ajobi Seyin
31. Nigerian Union Rhythm Group - Unity
32. Nigerian Union Rhythm Group - Oratido Soso
33. West African Rhythm Brothers - Ayami
34. West African Rhythm Brothers - Oba Ademola II
35. West African Rhythm Stars - Late Ojo Davies
36. West African Rhythm Stars - Geneva Conference
37. West African Rhythm Brothers - Ele Da Awa
38. West African Rhythm Brothers - Aye Wa Adara
39. West African Rhythm Brothers - Lagos Mambo
40. West African Rhythm Brothers - Odudua
41. West African Rhythm Brothers - I Am A Stranger

Doublepack CD comprising vinyl volume 3 and 4 in this great series!

Honest Jon's assembles volumes 3 & 4 in their highly-acclaimed London Is the Place for Me series, originally released in 2006, on one 2CD set. Ambrose Campbell was acclaimed by Fela Kuti's generation -- by Fela himself -- as the founder of modern Nigerian music. Several of his recordings lit up London Is the Place for Me 2, and volume 3 is devoted to his music, drawing on the 78s he cut in London over 10 years from 1949. Nearly all the tracks assembled here come from recordings made for the Melodisc label and originally released as 10" 78 rpm singles.

People who bought these records at the time can still recall how it was when the percussion team -- among them Ade Bashorun, Salustiano Dos Anjos, Manny Myers and "Lati" Pedro -- built their polyrhythms in Ola Dosunmu's kingdom. With the melodic guitars of Brewster and Ambrose coming together behind Campbell's soothing voice, the musicians contrived to paint an evocative, enduring picture of palm wine Lagos nights. Volume 4 addresses first waves of modern immigration from Africa and the West Indies. After devoting a third installment to the accomplishments of the late Nigerian genius Ambrose Campbell, Honest Jon's resumes an open-house policy, suited to musicians whose lives and artistic ambitions carried them all over the world: calypso and kwela are back, and highlife and bebop, with a little rock n' roll, a "mambo indio," a shango hymn, and a cha-cha-cha for bellydancing jazzbos. Astronauts and prostitutes mingle with landlords and Test cricketers -- sex with streetfighting and doing a runner. The CDs are beautifully presented as miniature books, saddle-stitched, with 40 pages of rare, precious photos of the musicians and their social milieu, and in-depth commentary.