Nigeria 70 - Lagos Jump, Original Heavyweight Afrobeat, Highlife & Afro-Funk

Back in 2001, the first edition of Nigeria 70 broke the mould for African compilations, a 3CD powerhouse featuring a wide spectrum of musical styles from across the 70s and an audio documentary tracing the music's history. For 2008, Strut delved deeper into the Lagos underground for another essential box of West African dynamite. From the heavy jazz of Peter King to Bola Johnson's scratchy Afro funk and the rolling grooves of juju legend Sir Shina Peters, this is some of the best music ever to emerge from Africa during the 70s. Compiled by Afro archivist Duncan Brooker and Strut's Quinton Scott, Nigeria 70 comes packaged in a deluxe digipak with full booklet featuring extensive sleeve notes by author John Collins.