Ebo Taylor, Uhuru Yenzu

The brilliant label serve up another of their reissues with a big dose of love. 'Conflict Nkru!' from Ebo Taylor and Uhuru Yenzu was originally recorded back in 1980 and is one of the many great records that made Taylor such a towering figure of the Ghanaian music scene. A master of Afrobeat, Afrofunk and highlife he is fantastic form here with plenty of modern funk stitched into traditional Ghanian rhythms. The record is defined by catchy chants, horn riffs and guitar licks, with airy flute next to heavy horns. It close son arguably the highlight - 'Victory', which is based on a traditional song of the Asafa, or war people.