Verckys Et L'Orchestre Veve - Congolese Funk, Afrobeat & Psychedelic Rumba 1969-1978Encouraged by the fantastic productions of the Ngoma label, vibrant radio waves had been spreading the Congo sound from Leopoldville all over the continent, becoming the countries' No. 1 export. The unexpected success nurtured an incredible wealth of talented musicians. One of them was Verckys, who, at age 18, became a member of the countrys most dominant and influential band; Francos OK Jazz. This "relationship" however was short lived as Verckys,

Comet Records presents the Tony Allen & Afrika 70 reissue series with the classic late seventies first four solo albums of Tony Allen remastered and restored: Jealousy

Enjoy this highly impressive and unpredictable journey into the illusive world of Turbojazz

These days

On the flip is an instrumental that is pared back and more direct

000 copies pressed and sold locally

Following up on the popularity of their last 45

mystical melodic chants

stripped-back rollers

Comes in a Tip-on sleeve

Featuring the vocal talents of Sophia Marshall

The artists themselves transferred it on digital doing it with what they had on hand

showing off the deeper side of Garage from 1998