afro-beat airways
The great Analog Africa -- the Frankfurt-based label responsible for such previous mind-blowing compilations as Legends of Benin and African Scream Contest, among others -- is set to release Afro-Beat Airways: West African Shock Waves, another blazing comp featuring 15 rousing summer jams from 1970s Ghana and Togo, curated by label head Samy Ben Redjeb. As usual with these dudes, the whole thing is essential, but here's a highlight from De Frank Professionals, taken from the group's extremely rare mid-'70s LP:
Afro-Beat Airways: West African Shock Waves is out next month on Analog Africa.