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MATATA

WANNA DO MY THING: THE COMPLETE PRESIDENT RECORDINGS (2CD) (REMASTERED)
Label RPM
Catalog RETROD985
Format CD
Discs 2
Category R&B/HIP HOP/CLUB
Street Date 2017-01-27
Description
・ Long admired by fans of Afro Funk Matata were contemporaries of Osibisa Cymande Assagai and other black groups from the early 1970s who fused African music with black American funk rhythms.
・ Schooled in the nightclubs of Kenya Matata came to the UK in the early 1970s and signed to President Records. Their debut album Matata - Air Fiesta was issued in 1972 and promoted by two infectious singles the Rare Groove classic ‘Wanna Do My Thing’ and 1973’s ‘I Need Somebody’.
・ Thereafter Matata temporarily disbanded and returned to Kenya. Eventually a new line-up of the band convened for a second LP Independence which was more heavily indebted to their musical hero James Brown. This time President lifted ‘I Feel Funky’ and ‘Return To You’ as singles.
・ Wanna Do My Thing is the first-ever collection of Matata’s complete President recordings including both albums (remastered from the original tapes) plus a B-side two previously unissued versions and four tracks recorded later.
・ Boasts excellent sleeve-notes by Echoes’ John Masouri in conversation with key band member Anwar Richard.
tracklisting
DISC ONE: MATATA - AIR FIESTA
1. WILD RIVER
2. BEAUTIFUL BURRA
3. MAYO MAYO
4. JUNGLE WARRIOR
5. WOWO WOSWO
6. I NEED SOMEBODY
7. WANNA DO MY THING
8. VIJANA AFRICA
9. PICHA YAKO
10. MOSALA TOKOSLAKA
11. YOUVE GOTTA FIND ME
12. MAENDELEO YA KENYA
13. EMPTY WORLD (B-side)
14. I FEEL FUNKY (Alternative Version) *
15. I WANT YOU (Alternative Version) *

DISC TWO: INDEPENDENCE
1. RETURN TO YOU
2. GOOD GOOD UNDERSTANDING
3. GETTIN TOGETHER
4. I BELIEVED HER
5. GOOD SAMARITAN
6. I FEEL FUNKY
7. I DONT HAVE TO WORRY
8. SOMETHING IN MIND
9. I WANT YOU
10. LOVE IS THE ONLY WAY
11. GIMME SOME LOVIN
12. TALKING TALKIN
13. WHAT’S THE STUFF (Demo by Anwar & Sahara) *
14. FUNKY FEELING (Demo by Anwar & Sahara) *
15. MBONGO (MONEY)
16. ULIMWENGU (UNIVERSE)
* previously unreleased
 

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