let's have a party

This classic 1974 Afro-funk delivery (originally on EMI Nigeria) gets a welcome reissue. It's no exaggeration to say that Geraldo Pino and his band the Heartbeats kickstarted the whole soul/funk/Afrobeat scene in West Africa. Mixing highlife, funk and jazz, and using the latest equipment, they laid waste to all before them. In 1966 Fela Kuti was a jobbing musician, eeking out a living with highlife bands. When Geraldo Pino came to town, it changed his life.

Track listing:

• A1 Heavy, Heavy, Heavy 6:31
• A2 Let Them Talk 5:13
• A3 Africans Must Unite 6:15
• B1 Shake Hands 4:49
• B2 Power To The People 5:47
• B3 Let's Have A Party 4:52