tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006056103401989779.post8470733234437271309..comments2023-10-04T04:59:17.277-07:00Comments on KUMO: Ofo The Black Company - Allah WakbarrMarc Ketshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298626383852108503noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006056103401989779.post-88342646382188477232008-06-18T08:09:00.000-07:002008-06-18T08:09:00.000-07:00Thanks for all that, much appreciated. I'm interes...Thanks for all that, much appreciated. I'm interested to know who the 'Larry' is that has been given production credit on both sides of the 7" is. If all the other tracks aren't quite as good as these then the goldmine may just take root from the tracks that Larry had a hand in.Marc Ketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07298626383852108503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006056103401989779.post-17135136656451204002008-06-16T04:00:00.000-07:002008-06-16T04:00:00.000-07:00Ofo The Black CompanyYou may already have this inf...Ofo The Black Company<BR/>You may already have this info... but from the booklet with "Nigeria 70" comes the following information.<BR/>Discovered by Decca's A&R man in Nigeria, David Bennett, they were one of countless student band's playing in Lagos during the 70's. This "crunching rock jam" recorded in 1972 was their earliest hit and became their best known track. Due to it's release in the UK they were invited to play in Berlin before travelling on to the UK. They were based there before undergoing a name change to Ofo The Rock Company and returning to Lagos in 1975. The personnel includes:<BR/>Guitar: Toks Shotade<BR/>Drums/Percussion/Vocals; Larry (Lari?) Ifedioranma<BR/>Keyboards: Dele Olaseinde (ex "Clusters" & "Ofege")<BR/>Congas: Kingsley Obiche<BR/><BR/>It appears they also recorded under the name "Ofo" - releasing "The Book" and "Let's Go Where The Action Is" in 1974 on Decca. The former is fairly lame and the latter a slight improvement which to me sounds almost Cymande-like. Although, sadly no where near as viciously funky as "Allah Wakbarr" and "Beautiful Daddy"... and that's as much as I know about them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006056103401989779.post-75391344040544589482008-06-15T10:45:00.000-07:002008-06-15T10:45:00.000-07:00you're right..its a killer. None of the other trac...you're right..its a killer. None of the other tracks meets the intensity of this. There's a track from them on the new Sounday Rock LP and some over at comb and razor.<BR/>http://combandrazor.blogspot.com/search/label/Ofo%20the%20Black%20Company<BR/>nice blog btw...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com