Chrissy Zebby Tembo & Ngozi Family - Oh Yeh Yeh
After yesterday's brief departure, we now return to music that isn't complete and utter shit. Courtesy of Eclectic Grooves comes this previously unheard gem. Chrissy Zebby Tembo & Ngozi Family recorded the album My Ancestors in 1974, a disc which is now so rare that copies sell for thousands. It's just been re-issued (in an appallingly limited edition, perhaps as some sort of sop to collector scum) so that a marginally wider audience can be introduced to the delights of Nigerian psychedelic fuzz guitar.

Now most of the tracks on My Ancestors aren't really to my taste. They're too much like songs (see Doklands passim). But Oh Yeh Yeh is something else entirely. Over an abrupt backing figure, Tembo starts to solo with his guitar. And keeps on. And keeps on. This is poorly recorded and poorly produced, but don't let that fool you. It's an absolutely killer track that, while it shows both its Nigerian and its freak roots, is all about Chrissy Zebby Tembo being your guitar hero for the day. You'll love this one, believe me.

Chrissy Zebby Tembo & Ngozi Family - Oh Yeh Yeh