New or Used : New Format : 12 inch 45 rpm Grading Cover / Record : S / S Label : canopy records Year : 2025 Catalog No / Pressing country : CNPY014 - United Kingdom
Canopy Records' last release! Great afro-disco track by cameroonian composer, pianist & vocalist Eko Roosevelt. After concluding his studies in France he went on to a recording career and between 1975 - 1982. Evergreen classics like “Kilimandjaro My Home”, have remained a mainstay in the record bags since its release in the late 70s, while numerous of his other crossover Afro-disco gems have been bootlegged, edited and remixed by a seemingly endless number of producers. Here Canopy, with the benediction of Eko himself, officially reissues two of his works that have not been rereleased since their first outings. Stylistically the two songs straddle the line between Afro-disco, funk and pop, with a slightly Balearic, almost AOR sensibility. “Phone Me Tonight” is taken from a 7” record that has barely resurfaced since it was self-released in 1981 on the “Eko Music' imprint. “Take Me As I am Now”, is sourced from Eko's first album, “Nalandi” which originally came out in 1975 on Dragon Phenix.
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Tracklist A Phone Me Tonight B Take Me As I Am Now
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Canopy Records' last release! Great afro-disco track by cameroonian composer, pianist & vocalist Eko Roosevelt. After concluding his studies in France he went on to a recording career and between 1975 - 1982.
Evergreen classics like “Kilimandjaro My Home”, have remained a mainstay in the record bags since its release in the late 70s, while numerous of his other crossover Afro-disco gems have been bootlegged, edited and remixed by a seemingly endless number of producers. Here Canopy, with the benediction of Eko himself, officially reissues two of his works that have not been rereleased since their first outings. Stylistically the two songs straddle the line between Afro-disco, funk and pop, with a slightly Balearic, almost AOR sensibility. “Phone Me Tonight” is taken from a 7” record that has barely resurfaced since it was self-released in 1981 on the “Eko Music' imprint. “Take Me As I am Now”, is sourced from Eko's first album, “Nalandi” which originally came out in 1975 on Dragon Phenix.
Item is not sealed.
Tracklist
A Phone Me Tonight
B Take Me As I Am Now