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One of the rising movements in American indie-rock comes from western Africa. Obscure recordings from the seventies are finding new fans in record stores and on-line. So why are white hipsters listening to old school African funk? Guest Joe Tangari, critic with the on-line music site www.pitchforkmedia.com Quinton Scott, founder of Strut Records, compiled the albums Nigeria '70: The Definitive Story of 1970's Funky Lagos and the new Nigeria '70: Lagos Jump Samy Ben Redjeb, founder of Analog Africa, compiled the album African Scream Contest Related Links Joe Tangari's reviews of Nigeria Disco Funk Special and Nigeria Rock Special at www.pitchforkmedia.com Joe Tangari's review of African Scream Contest at www.pitchforkmedia.com Nigerian pop music (Wikipedia) Analog Africa and African Scream Contest Strut Records Nigeria Disco Funk Special at www.amazon.com Nigeria Rock Special at www.amazon.com African Scream Contest at www.amazon.com Nigeria '70: The Definitive Story of 1970's Funky Lagos at www.amazon.com Nigeria '70: Lagos Jump at www.amazon.com

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