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Various Artists - African Scream Contest 2: Benin 1963-1980 (Analog Africa, 2018)

Nice, a follow up to the first African Scream Contest from way back when. I kinda take issue with these comps, much as I like Analog Africa - not these specifically but all these comps that brand African music something insanely stupid and vaguely noble-savage-esque like PSYCHODELIC MINDFUCKERS FROM THE AFRICAN BLOOD JUNGLE or whatever. But then I remember lots of white music comps have insanely stupid titles too so anything to sell a buck. Some of these cuts (here and on the original) are not exactly "scream contest" material, some are perfectly chippy sounding doo-wop or disco cuts, although some are certainly boneshakers - dig the opener, which almost oversells the whole comp, I never wanted it to end. Not too much stuck with me but this is a good summer listen fo sho.

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