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AFRICAMORE - The Afro-funk side of Italy (1973-1978)

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1.	Walter Rizzati - L'Unica Chance 03:18 video	buy track
2.	Chrisma - Amore 04:39	buy track
3.	I Robots - Tabù Tubà (Part 1) 03:45	buy track
4.	Luca D'Ammonio - Oh Caron 02:53	buy track
5.	Ramasandiran Somusundaram - Contrabbando di Fagioli 03:16	buy track
6.	Jean Paul & Angelique - Africa Sound 04:35	buy track
7.	Weyman Corporation - Kumbayero 04:59	buy track
8.	African Revival - Soul Makossa 03:40	buy track
9.	Lara Saint Paul - The Voodoo Lady 05:12	buy track
10.	Beryl Cunningham - Why O 04:15 video	buy track
11.	Augusto Martelli & The Real McCoy - Calories 04:25	buy track
12.	Prognosi Riservata - M.A.A.G.O. 03:05	buy track

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Africamore: The Afro-Funk Side of Italy (1973-1978)

Continuing Four Flies' dedication to delving into lesser-explored periods of Italian music, Africamore takes us on a captivating journey into the intersection of Afro-funk and the Italian soundscape during the six years between 1973 and 1978 - a time when disco was looming on the horizon and the nightclub market was rapidly expanding.

Before reaching Italian shores, the infectious sound originating from African and Afro-Caribbean roots traversed both the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, landing on New York dancefloors, where DJ Dave Mancuso discovered "Soul Makossa" by Manu Dibango. In 1973, from Mancuso's Loft parties, the song's hypnotic groove spread to the rest of the globe, including in Italy, where it sparked a wave of imitations and variations.

Tribal influences thus found their way into Italian soul-funk and early-disco productions released between 1973 and 1978 – from psychedelic-tinged tunes like Jean Paul & Angelique's "Africa Sound" to the Afrobeat-inspired club banger "Kumbayero" by composer/producer Albert Verrecchia (aka Weyman Corporation); and from groundbreaking Afro-cosmic songs like Chrisma's "Amore", co-written by Vangelis and featuring the rhythms of Ghanaian-British Afro-rock band Osibisa, to mind-blowing floor-fillers like Beryl Cunningham's "Why O", a re-write of Nat King Cole's "Calypso Blues" arranged by Paolo Ormi, with percussion breaks that sound pretty much like what would later become known as techno.

Combining feel-good vibes with driving rhythms, world-style percussion, and even synths, all these productions pushed the boundaries of dance music at a time when disco had not yet taken over. In doing so, they sowed many of the seeds of the later Italian cosmic scene and its unique mixture of African elements, disco-funk and electronic music.

This was a brief but nuanced period in Italian music history, one that deserves to be rediscovered, with love.

Africamore is due out on March 22nd and will be available as a gatefold 2LP and digipak CD. Both formats come with stunning artwork by Kathrin Remest and liner notes by Pierpaolo De Sanctis and Elena Miraglia.

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released March 22, 2024

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