Super Elcados - 1976 - Togetherness Is Always A Good Venture

Super Elcados

1976

Togetherness Is Always A Good Venture

01. Tambourine Party

02. Afro Funk

03. Xray Gun

04. How Much I Love You

05. Ejole

06. Tribute To Murtala Mohammed

07. Get Up And Do It Good

08. Price Of Fame

Bass Guitar, Vocals – Tony Steven Nosika

Congas, Percussion – Joe Edem Bassey Edet

Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Rocky Mustapha Philips

Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals – Dave Crown Olugbade

Lead Guitar, Vocals – Frank Martins

Organ, Guitar, Vocals – Geoffery Johnson

Trumpet – Bola Adex

Valve Trombone – Jarret Effiong

Vocals – Christe Black

Aside from its rather enticing and attractive name, Togetherness is Always a Good Venture just also happens to be one very funky record; and a highly sought after one at that!

Initially released as an album by EMI Nigeria in 1976, this eight track collection fuses a hefty dose of Nigerian funk, soul and disco.

Recorded by the Super Elcados (and Elcados on other recordings), the band’s repertoire consisted of three albums, all of which were released throughout the mid 70’s. At the end of this month Brighton’s Mr Bongo are to reissue the first of these three albums and this is where today’s groove-laden instrumental can be found!