{"product_id":"dawn-of-african-rock-vinyl-lp-cd","title":"Uganda (Dawn Of African Rock) – Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. 動物達と夜明け = Wanyamana Mapambazuko \/ 2. 求愛 = Na Tu Penda Sana \/ 3. 戦い = Vita \/ 4. ピグミー = Pygmy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe respected Japanese jazz drummer \u003cstrong\u003eAkira Ishikawa\u003c\/strong\u003e was not messing around when he recorded the 'Uganda (Dawn of African Rock)' album with his band the Count Buffaloes. For this offering, originally released in 1972 on \u003cstrong\u003eToshiba Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, Akira Ishikawa takes us on a deep tripped-out journey. 'Uganda (Dawn of Rock)' is a fusion of progressive and psych rock with African percussion workouts, dergy-wah wah blues-funk, and jazzy sensibilities; with different genres morphing and uniting as they progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA long way from his funk and afrobeat album 'Back To Rhythm’, re-issued on Mr Bongo in 2019, this record has a darker, deeper, abstract and experimental stoned tone with the listener being pulled into its vortex for the ride. This record doesn’t pull any punches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor this album, Akira is joined by \u003cstrong\u003eHideaki Chihara\u003c\/strong\u003e on bass, guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eKimio Mizutani\u003c\/strong\u003e, sounding at times like an \u003cstrong\u003eearly 70s Peter Green\u003c\/strong\u003e, percussionist \u003cstrong\u003eLarry Sunaga\u003c\/strong\u003e and composer \u003cstrong\u003eTakeru Muraoka.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album has become \u003cstrong\u003ehighly sought-after\u003c\/strong\u003e amongst psych, prog and acid rock collectors and due to the rare nature of original copies they come at a \u003cstrong\u003ehefty price tag.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are delighted to present an officially licensed re-issue of this underground Japanese rock rarity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis version features a \u003cstrong\u003etip-on\u003c\/strong\u003e sleeve with \u003cstrong\u003eOBI strip.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IHfrJvRaFg0?si=k_Xbn713fVHMlIwO\" height=\"315\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Akira Ishikawa \u0026 Count Buffaloes","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":58738410324352,"sku":"MRBLP239B","price":11.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/1384\/1792\/files\/MRBLP239BUganda_Shopify-Square.jpg?v=1787213635","url":"https:\/\/vinylvers.com\/products\/dawn-of-african-rock-vinyl-lp-cd","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}