Shina Williams & His African Percussionists - African DancesFirst official reissue of the extremely rare full length album by Lagos based bandleader Shina Williams. Clean copies of the original currently sell for up to 500. The record was born in 1979 when Shina put Biddy Wright, Fred Fisher, Saliu Alabi, Prince Bola, Tutu Shoronmu, Tunde willimas and several other decorated Nigerian musicians who played with the likes of Fela Kuti, SJOB Movement, Sonny Okoson, King Bucknor amongst others together to record.

is meant to invoke a general sense of nostalgia

Miami and London

they received $5000 (approximately 8 hours) of studio time and a pressing run of 200 45s

which loosely categorised black

Over-running his parents' front room with various synthesizers

'Lost In A Tunnel Of Dub' has all the classic elements of its predecessors

Starvue's 'Body Fusion' gets a welcome reissue that will please rare groove fans

Alex Virgo

We first snapped this beauty up in 1996

it has a deepness that builds and swells into an epic journey that takes you to another dimension

1 on multiple UK Soul Charts

Me and Coffee went and celebrated after—we had tequila and toasted the song because it felt like it was going to change things