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The Best Of Jicco Funk - Vol. 1

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Possibly the best thing a compilation can do is open the door to a world of music that aside from being unknown to you, is high grade in quality, diverse and open to interpretation in as much as you are left with some if not many questions... particularly when the selected tracks are all from the same record label... When did they start..? Why did they start? Who was behind it? Where did the artists come from? What was their inspiration? These are only a few... by the time you get to the end of the eight tracks included on Jicco Funk Volume One... there may be more... Some background or at least as much as we know: in the early 1970s thru to the 90s, Onitcha was one of Nigeria' most important cities sat on the banks of the river Niger about half way between Benin City and Enugu. Aside from the commerce Onitcha was also an important centre for music production, live music thrived and in turn the city had a nightlife which embraced music... it’s where labels like Tabansi and many other smaller companies had their headquarters. Its where in the late 60’s, the label Jicco was established , an enterprise which would commercialize Kenyan and Congolese music in Nigeria. By the mid to late 70’s Jicco opened itself to new projects, launching a number of sub-labels, from Vox Africa to Guy , more specialized in Highlife , Native and Soukous Music to Jicco Funk which was producing small local groups playing Reggae , Rock and Funk. Dig This Way realised they had found something special after discovering the first few releases on Jicco Funk... its less about a particular style of music and more about a raw emotive production quality that runs through each of the records... there is a mood and feel to the delivery that expresses a consciousness that’s rooted in a deep soul... the origins of which with hindsight would be near impossible to determine... its known that many of the records were produced at the same studio... there are a number of musicians who appear on more than one records... other than a few basic facts... to know the true ingredients which made the blend special... I guess you just had to have been there... Following an extended period collecting music from the label including a number of months in Nigeria trying to trace family and friends of former band members including the Jicco family... Dig This Way decided to produce a compilation highlighting some of the near unknown music released by Jicco Funk... on the first volume in the series the focus is Reggae and Funk, particularly the intersection where the two genres converge as a hybrid production that at times is neither one nor the other... being more often and not... greater than the sum of the parts... hype..? We don't think so... intreguided..?

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Release Date

12.05.2020

Cat No

DTW 006

Tracklist

Track 1
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Track 2
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Track 3
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Track 4
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Track 5
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Track 6
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Track 7
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Tech House
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12"
Various
10.95 €
Muna Musik 010 Muna Musik
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House
12"
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Various
10.95 €
Muna Musik 010 Muna Musik
Electro House
2-LP
Various
14.00 €
Hardhop + Trypno Moonshine Music
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House
2-LP
Various
14.00 €
Hardhop + Trypno Moonshine Music
Indie / Alternative
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2-LP
Various
47.95 €
Volcanic Tongue - Late 20th Century Underground Disciples
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2-LP
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Various
47.95 €
Volcanic Tongue - Late 20th Century Underground Disciples
Soundtrack
2-LP
Various
40.95 €
KNEECAP (Original Soundtrack) (Ltd. Col. Vinyl) Pias / Heavenly
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2-LP
Various
40.95 €
KNEECAP (Original Soundtrack) (Ltd. Col. Vinyl) Pias / Heavenly
tba
3-LP
Various
39.95 €
Princess P / Infinite Sonore Princess P
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3-LP
Various
39.95 €
Princess P / Infinite Sonore Princess P
Electronica
2-LP
Various
45.95 €
A Love From Outer Space (180g Red Vinyl Gatefold) Material Music
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2-LP
Various
45.95 €
A Love From Outer Space (180g Red Vinyl Gatefold) Material Music
Afro Disco
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LP
The Springs Band
28.95 €
Disko Funk Dig This Way Records
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Afro Music
LP
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The Springs Band
28.95 €
Disko Funk Dig This Way Records
Afro Beat
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LP
Udu
27.95 €
The Sound Of The People Dig This Way Records
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Afro Music
LP
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Udu
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The Sound Of The People Dig This Way Records
Afro Disco
LP
Dibson & Essody
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Justice Dig This Way Records
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Afro Music
LP
Dibson & Essody
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Justice Dig This Way Records
Reggae / Dub
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LP
Musical Breed
28.95 €
Save The Little Children Dig This Way Records
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Reggae / Dub
LP
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Musical Breed
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Save The Little Children Dig This Way Records
Asia
LP
Various
23.95 €
Ayo Ke Disco:Boogie, Pop & Funk From The South China Se Soundway
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World
LP
Various
23.95 €
Ayo Ke Disco:Boogie, Pop & Funk From The South China Se Soundway
Jazz
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2-LP
Kamasi Washington
33.95 €
Fearless Moment (Ltd. red/blue col. Vinyl) XL / Beggars
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Jazz
2-LP
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Kamasi Washington
33.95 €
Fearless Moment (Ltd. red/blue col. Vinyl) XL / Beggars
Ambient
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2-LP
Dream Dolphin
29.95 €
Gaia: Selected Ambient & Downtempo Works (1996-2003) Music From Memory
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Electronica
2-LP
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Dream Dolphin
29.95 €
Gaia: Selected Ambient & Downtempo Works (1996-2003) Music From Memory
Afro Disco
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EP
Pigeon
16.95 €
Backslider Soundway
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Afro Music
EP
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Pigeon
16.95 €
Backslider Soundway
US House
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12"
Kerri Chandler
16.95 €
Lost & Found EP Vol. 2 Kaoz Theory
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House
12"
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Kerri Chandler
16.95 €
Lost & Found EP Vol. 2 Kaoz Theory
Boogie
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LP
Nu Genea pres. (fka Nu Guinea)
21.95 €
Nuova Napoli NG
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Disco
LP
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Nu Genea pres. (fka Nu Guinea)
21.95 €
Nuova Napoli NG