Ogassa - Ogassa Original Vol. 1 AEC Music and recollections from Ayler's bandmates

and recollections from Ayler's bandmates

Handel and Vivaldi also had a special affection for the "women in the shadows" - for the queens

The selections performed feature two Bach Cello Suites transcribed by John Duarte

and when bad boy meets bad boy

Ogassa - Ogassa Original Vol. 1 AEC Music and recollections from Ayler's bandmatesOver the past couple of years Acid Jazz have been re issuing releases from the enigmatic Albarika Store label, a goldmine in Afro cuts from Benin, West Africa. The latest instalment is the ultra rare Ogassa Original (Vol. 1), the first LP from obscure but ultimately brilliant Porto Novo group, Ogassa from 1978. Like many Albarika releases, it was recorded at EMI Lagos, giving a depth and fidelity that stands out in the realm of Afro rarities. Reissued