Afro Psych: Journeys into Psychedelic Africa 1972 – 1977
Various Artists
Africa Seven – 12/08/2022
In the 1970s, West African music underwent a psychedelic rock turn, negotiated by youth groups influenced by the riffs of Jimi Hendrix, Santana or The Doors. Epicenter of this emerging scene, the city of Lagos was also the stronghold of the mythical label Afrodisia, known for hosting some releases of Fela Kuti, E.T. Mensah or Christy Essien. Since the birth of the structure in 1972, Afrodisia welcomed in its catalog those artists able…