The Funkees - Akula Owu Onyeara

In the early 1970s The Funkees were the number-one east Nigerian band. Akula Owu Onyeara is taken from ’Dancing Time: The Best of Eastern Nigeria’s Afro Rock Exponents 1973 - 77’ released earlier this year on Soundway. Also featured on ’Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-6 Part 1’, this track is just one tasty slice of funky Afro-rock grooves hand picked by Soundway’s Miles Cleret. Click here to subscribe to Soundway Records - MUSIC FROM PLANET EARTH: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE Soundway Records was conceived in 2002 by label owner Miles Cleret whilst returning from Ghana with a hoard of dusty old 45s and LPs that had mostly not been heard outside the former Gold Coast since their original release. Planned on a whim the trip was not one of the carefully planned research expeditions that Miles would later embark on to any number of far-flung tropical destinations. On the contrary he left En