Edikanfo
The Pace Setters
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Beautiful 1981 Gatefold Original Produced By Brian Eno. Cut Corner, Promo Sticker On Back Jacket. "Talking Heads' Remain In Light (1980) Had Adapted And Bent African Pop Music To Its Own Ends, No Doubt From The Influence Of Lead Man David Byrne And Brian Eno, Who Were Discovering The Music Of Fela Kuti And The Like. It Wasn't Too Surprising Then, That A Year Later Eno Went To Ghana To Produce An Afro-beat Group Called Edikanfo. Produce Is Definitely The Term, Not Collaborate, Because Without Eno's Name On The Cover, You'd Never Know He Had His Hand In This One. Primarily, This Is Because Edikanfo Were Already A Tight, Accomplished Band, And Not, Like A Lot Of Groups That Work With Eno, Looking For "A New Direction." If Being On Eg Records Allowed Edikanfo To Sell More Records In The West, That Was Fine. Their Music Is Upbeat, Extended, Horn- And Organ-led Jams, Like The Terrific "Nka Bom" And The Funky "Blinking Eyes." Sadly, Their One Album Is All That Remains Of Them In The West." AMG - Ted Mills.