ANOTHER MIDNIGHT RAVER BLOG EXCLUSIVE!

I have included five selections from the album ‘Jackie Mittoo In Africa.’  This 1997 album from the obscure Quartz label, recorded in the mid-80s at the Black Note Recording Studio in Accra, Ghana, West Africa, was limited to 250 vinyl pressings.  While the raw tracks were recorded in Ghana, the album was finished in Birmingham where Mittoo was on tour with the Musical Youth.  The Musical Youth are the session players on the album, along with several African musicians who were lucky enough to be around when jackie was recording.  It is an interesting departure from the Jackie Mittoo we all know and love, and it’s not exactly vintage Jackie.  On this album, Mittoo ventures into the electronica realm, experimenting with new arrangements, and remixing some classics such as “Drum Song.”  I have read that Jackie Mittoo is the only Jamaican artist to record a full length album on African soil.

1. Play For The Prisoners
2. One Touch
3. All Night In Accra
4. No Show In Togo
5. Where Did Major Go (Remix)

MUSICIANS:

Bass – Patrick Waite
Drums – Duckie
Guitar – Bibi Dowuona, Nathan Fredus
Percussion – Noel Barnes
Producer – Toney Owens The 1st
Toasting – Ekow Brown

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