Black Children Sledge Funk Co. Band - 1979 - Vol. 3 Aviation Grand Father

Black Children Sledge Funk Co. Band

1979

Vol. 3 Aviation Grand Father

01. Boogie Saturday

02. In Search Of Yesterday

03. The Eye That Can't See

04. Working Together

05. Grandfather (Instrumental)

Bass Guitar – Ricky Hardnatu Onyedim Black

Congas, Lead Vocals – Moore Ifiyi Black

Lead Guitar – Danny Yakubu Black

Leader, Arranged By – Ricky H. Black

Organ, Synthesizer – Jerry Obi Black

Percussion, Drums – Ben. C. Teitei Black

In the mid-seventies Nigeria, everybody loved the Black Children Sledge Funk Co. Band. Blasting out of the bustling river port of Onitsha, their infectious, feel-good grooves were the perfect antidote to the dark economic clouds gathering over the country. Nigerians, young and old, lapped it up. Every member of the band had played with The Strangers. Michael Hammedatha Moore, sang and wrote the songs. Daniel Carlos Yakubu played guitar. Jerry Freeman Nwokolo was on keyboards. And Benson Teteh played the drums. As a gimmick, everyone in the band changed their last name to Black. They didn’t need to. Their music ­– a sunny African blend of jazz, R’n’B, rock and funk – was extraordinary enough. ‘Boogie Saturday’ is a Kool & The Gang-style celebration, guaranteed to get even the most reluctant dancer up on the floor. ‘In Search Of Yesterday’, ‘The Eye That Can’t See’ and ‘Working Together’ bring the meaning to the groove, before an instrumental provides a suitably sweaty finale. Ask any Nigerian and they’ll tell you: Vol. 3 Aviation Grand Father is a party on a platter. Put it on and get yours started.

Black Children Sledge Funk Band - 1978 - Black Children

Black Children Sledge Funk Band - 

1978

Black Children

01. Be What You Are

02. I'm A Living Man

03. Smiling Girl

04. I Know You Know What I Know

05. Imagination

06. Doing It If You Can

Bass Guitar – Ricky Hardnar Black

Drums, Tambourine – Ben C. Black

Lead Guitar, Organ, Strings – Danny Black

Lead Vocals, Congas – Moore M. Black

A really heady album with a nicely trippy vibe – almost as if some of the spirit of Kingston had seeped into a more psychedelic West African setting – with a really wild, unique album as the result! There's some great slow-stepping rhythms on the set, very heavy on bass – and the vocals of singers Danny Black and Moore Black are often recorded with a bit of echo that brings out all these cool qualities – and which, with the bass, almost make the whole thing feel like a more laidback take on territory explored a few years earlier by Cymande! The set's also got some lean keyboards sewing the rhythms together, but never getting in the way of the darkness of the grooves

Black Children Sledge Funk Group - 1976 - Love is Fair

Black Children Sledge Funk Group

1976

Love is Fair

01. Satisfaction

02. Feelings I've Got

03. Mr. Who

04. Love Is Fair

05. Funky Child

06. Hard LIfe

07. Another Girl

08. Sledge Afro Funk

Bass Guitar, Vocals – Ricky H. Black

Congas, Percussion, Vocals – Mohammed M. Black

Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Ben C. Black

Lead Guitar, Percussion, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Danny C. Black

Organ, Percussion, Vocals – Jerry F. Black

Black Children are the sledger funk exponent and master of the Sledge Funk music, this album is going to prove it.

Nigerian classic Black Children Sledge Funk Group 1976’s debut album full of positive vibrations and feel-good grooves! A sunny blend of Reggae and Afro-Funk with a lot of percussions, psychedelic and rhythmic guitar and organ. In the mid-seventies in Nigeria everybody loved them; they were a symbol and pride of Africa.

Michael Hammedatha Moore sang and played congas and percussion. Daniel Carlos Yakubu played guitar. Jerry Freeman Nwokolo was on keyboards. Ricky Hardnar on bass and And Benson Teteh played the drums. Everyone in the band changed their last name to Black.