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Too Tough

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BBE present the second release under BBE Africa, Too Tough / I'm Not Going To Let You Go from Rim and Kasa / Rim and The Believers.Following hot on the heels of our well-received reissue of his first album, Rim Arrives, we now present the two other key records that have made this a cult figure for lovers of both African music and ‘disco’ in its widest sense. Too Tough, a superb three track EP from 1982, on Sum-Sum Records, was credited to Rim and Kasa, whilst he issued the cracking 12” I’m Not Going To Let You Go as Rim And The Believers for Harmony Records the following year.Too Tough kicks off with Shine The Ladies, an epic Afrodisco jam in call and response format, with the female lead vocals (Ms. Anita Berry) prompting a series of replies from the backing vocalists, setting the scene for a series of exciting solos set against a backdrop of punchy horns and swirling synths, tenor sax, guitar, drums (introduced with chants of ‘Play me some drums!’) and vibes all take a turn before the track fades out, clocking in just short of nine minutes. Next up is Love Me For Real, reminiscent of August Darnell with its girlie vocals and Latin flavour, ending with a mad swirl of synths and Rim’s own vocals. And lastly, I’m A Songwriter is cosmic Afro-reggae, bringing to mind Roy Ayers in his Fela phase, given a mad punk-funk twist … this one has to be heard to be believed!The mood changes with I’m Not Going To Let You Go, which eschews the female chorus for an altogether mellower, instrumental ride, veering from out-there cosmic synth vibes to loungey jazz piano. It’s original flip, Peace of Mind, raw Afro-boogie track with a male vocal, is also included.Those of you who had been searching in vain for Rim’s oeuvre for some years now having had it handed to you on a platter (well, two platters, actually), will be pleased to know that there is yet more material from the man Rim Kwaku Obeng to come from us at BBE … watch out for the digital-only release of four previously unreleased cuts from this legend of Afro-disco, taken from a long-lost acetate!

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1.Rim & Kasa - Shine The Ladies
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1. Rim & Kasa - Love Me For Real
2. Rim & Kasa - I'm A Songwriter
Side 3
1. Rim & The Believers - I'm Not Going To Let You Go
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1. Rim & The Believers - Peace Of Mind

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Private Wax Vol 2

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BBE and ZafLoveVinyl team up again for Private Wax Vol. 2 - Super Rare Boogie & Disco.Obsessive collector, record store owner and mine of musical knowledge, Zaf is vinyl junkie of the highest order. His first 'Private Wax' compilation came in 2012 and immediately became a highly sought after gem, due to the rare and wonderful disco and boogie contained within.Owning the world’s premiere website for rare records (http://www.zafsmusic.com) and counting Gilles Peterson & Norman Jay among his customers allows Zaf a near superhuman selection of music to choose from, so anyone worried that he might have used up all his best tunes on Volume 1 can relax.From the shimmering Disco of Starvue’s ‘Love Affair’, which opens up the album, right through to the uplifting last track, Wes Black’s ‘I Feel Good’, it’s clear we are in the hands of a master curator. Containing only original versions, literally thousands of pounds’ worth of rare records have been lovingly re-mastered to build this very special package.With the current disco and funk revival making headway into the charts, this compilation of authentic, original material could not be timelier. From dance-floor oriented disco monsters to more subtle boogie jams, the album takes the listener on a journey from the nightclub to the streets of 70’s and 80’s Black America, where the early experimental blueprint for hip hop and house can clearly be heard in so much of the music.A slice of history, but also a collection of tracks that still have so much mileage left in them, we invite you to dive once again into the magical world of Zaf’s Private Wax.

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1. Starvue - Love Affair
2. Rena - Dance It Off
Side 2
1. Infinity - Queen Of My Universe
2. Lou Johnson - Keep That Fire Burning
Side 3
1. Executive Force - Drop That Body
2. Larry Bailey - Groove Withe Me
3. Enlightment - Burning Flame
4. Moods - Live Today
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1. The N Cee - Say You Want To Party
2. Royal Flush - Funk Power
3. New Xperience - Frisco Disco
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1. Karizma - Will You Dance With Me?
2. Nina Dunn - Tay & Dance
3. Sneak E - Land Of Stuphph
Side 6
1. True Feelings - Love Me, Love Me
2. Wes Black - Feel Good (Feeling Good)
(feat Start West Orchestra)

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Charity Begins At Home

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BBE rolls on with their masters we love series with the long forgotten classic Charity Begin At Home from Eji Oyewole.We are proud to present another long-lost classic from the golden age of African music, from a figure who is still beginning to get his props internationally, Eji Oyewole. Born to a royal lineage in Ibadan, Prince Eji Oyewole has had a career as a flautist, saxophonist and sometime bandleader spanning well over half a century. He trained both in Nigeria and then at Trinity the prestigious music school in London, and his life as an itinerant musician also saw him living for extensive periods in Geneva, Hamburg and in Lyon. While for many years Fela Kuti (with whom Eji played) and King Sunny Adé commanded international attention to the exclusion of most other Nigerian musicians, as if there was only room for one Nigerian superstar at a time on the world stage, on the domestic scene things were very different. Eji was part of the huge craze for ‘highlife’, a generic term that in fact subsumed many different styles, united in their fusion of traditional west African forms with jazz influences and electric instruments, and in the bands’ working practices as entertainers at the nation’s numerous hotel/nightclubs.As this cracking album, recorded for EMI Nigeria at the tail end of the ‘70s and now remastered, reveals, Eji’s version of highlife was even more distinctive than most, eschewing the usual emphasis on guitars for a brasher horn-laden sound, seemingly influenced as much by American funk as it was jazz, and of course with the heavy percussive undertow central to most African music. This gave Eji a chance to shine, and there are some scorching solos as well as tight ensemble playing across the four lengthy (to ears accustomed to the threeminute pop song) songs. Eji also played piano on the session. The material has an element of social commentary (Oil Boom and Unity In Africa) and should help feed the seemingly insatiable appetites of the many who have been turned onto African music by the enterprising efforts of devoted collectors, labels and fellow fans. Surely one of the few musicians who has played with Fela, Miles Davis and Bob Marley, Eji Oyewole still plays regularly in Lagos, recently had an album of new material out with his current band The Afrobars, and has been a member of Faaji Agba, a super-group that has toured internationally and been dubbed ‘the Nigerian Buena-Vista Social Club’.

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1. Charity Begins At Home
2. Gele Odun (Oil Boom)
Side 2
1. Lagos Complex - Highways
2. Unity In Africa (Kasowopo Kasekan)

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Welcome 2 Detroit

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1. Welcome 2 Detroit
2. Y'all Ain't Ready
3. Think Twice
4. The Clapper
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1. Come Get It
2. Pause
3. BBE (Big Booty Express)
4. Beej N Dem Pt 2
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1. Brazilian Groove (EWF)
2. It's Like That
3. Give It Up
4.Rico Suave Bossa Nova
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1. Featuring Phat Kat
2. Shake It Down
3. African Rhythms
4. One

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Rim Arrives

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BBE present the lost private press album Rim Arrives / International Funk from Rim Kwaku Obeng / Rim and The Believers officially the first release under BBE Africa. A new and exciting cultural and lifestyle outlet focusing on the arts across the continent. Includes the tracks of International Funk a 12” recorded by Rim Kwaku Obeng later as Rim And The Believers, with drum machines and synths in full 1980s effect. Also includes a MP3 download code.

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1. Gas Line
2. Believe In Yourself
3. Sunkwa (Life First)
4. Funk Drummer
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1. Brushing Means Making Love
2. Nothing Is Free
3. Spend Your Money
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1. International Funk
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1. International Funk (instrumental)

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Attitude, Belief & Determination

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Introducing the eagerly awaited 2nd installment in Zaf LoveVinyl's brilliant Holy Grail Series, following King Tutt's “You Got Me Hung Up/Dancin'”. BBE are proud to bring you the super rare 12" by Martin Dumas Jr “Belief, Attitude & Determination / Non-Stop To The Top”. Slightly Re-edited by Zaf LoveVinyl to keep the value of the original intact this record is available for the first time on 12" Vinyl exclusive to BBE licensed from the estate of Martin Dumas. A Limited edition pressing, fully re-mastered and sounding amazing, pressed loud & with the original artwork. Limited highly collectable 12” vinyl only release Original copies sell for USD 2000+Zaf's previous forays into compilations include the popular Americana series on BBE, Private Wax (keep your eyes peeled v2 coming soon) as well as compiling the whole of the P&P series on Sussd records and the Deep Disco Culture series WEBLINKS www.

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1. Attitude Belief & Determination
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1. Nonstop To The Top

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