VARIOUS - The Albarika Story (Vol. 1) Dublin Vinyl and "Stockholm") not on their

and "Stockholm") not on their LP

while ‘Ice V’ delivers apocalyptic funk with a cool hand at the controls

"I Be Blowin'" was a departure as the track was an instrumental featuring saxophone playing by Maceo Parker

the album received an Emma Award for Best New Band

Also included is two Blu Ray discs of BBC TV concerts and studio performances from 1973 to 1984

VARIOUS - The Albarika Story (Vol. 1) Dublin Vinyl and "Stockholm") not on their2LP Black Vinyl in wide spine jacket with printed inner, extended sleeve notes and photographs. Founded in the late 1960s by record store owner Seidou Adissa, Albarika Store is one of the most important independent record labels on the African continent. That it was founded in the relatively small ex French colony of Benin (then still called Dahomey), is a testament to its founders musical taste and vision for what the local musical scene had to