{"product_id":"rick-asikpo-afro-fusion-got-to-be-me-lp","title":"Rick Asikpo \u0026 Afro Fusion - Got to Be Me (LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMythical soul\/boogie record recorded in Louisiana by Nigerian multi instrumentalist Rick Asikpo when he was studying in Houston.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRick Asikpo started his musical career while studying in Houston, joining local Black Artist collective The People’s Workshop, before returning to Nigeria and releasing a run of successful albums throughout the 80s.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Got To Be Me” was recorded at River City Studio in Baton Rouge in 1981 but was only released back in Nigeria and sold little at the time, with original copies vanishingly hard to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLayers of synths wash over drawn out, Earth, Wind and Fire inspired grooves, moving from the uptempo “Disco Life” and “Jam” to the languid boogie and two step soul of “Love” and Donny Hathaway-esque “Let’s Get High”. The album is shot through a Texan\/Nigerian filter that stands as a missing link between the dancefloor experiments of Houston and Lagos\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAs featured on Soundway’s seminal “Doing It In Lagos” compilation\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rick Asikpo \u0026 Afro Fusion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55492823089496,"sku":null,"price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0259\/9403\/5259\/files\/1170457.jpg?v=1754989759","url":"https:\/\/3345.nl\/products\/rick-asikpo-afro-fusion-got-to-be-me-lp","provider":"3345 Record Store The Hague","version":"1.0","type":"link"}