Mandingo - The Primeval Rhythm of Life 1973

Mandingo is the brain child of British band leader Geoff Love (1917–1991). Having played in Easy Listening bands such as the poetically named Manuel And The Music Of The Mountains before, he decided to go into a totally different direction. With the help of producer Norman Newell (1919–2004), he gathered session musicians around him, got hold of talented song writers and unleashed a highly explosive mixture of exotic drums, gigantic brass layers and electronic devices. While Geoff Love achieved this on every Mandingo album, it is The Primeval Rhythm Of Life where this concept is brought to life.

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Mandingo - Savage Rite 1975

A super-rare exotic oddity that was originally released on EMI in 1975.
A strange hybrid of cultural and ethnic roots set in filmic arrangements. The fourth and final album from the studio-created combo who set out to cash in on the excitement around African music and particularly Osibisa but ended up making music that sounded like nothing else.
These final sessions include a unique play-off between African rhythms, Bond-styled melodies and funk-fuelled dance music on the tip of ‘Bongolia’.

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