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01. BLO - Mind Walk
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02. BLO - Rhythm Of Love
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03. BLO - Hypocrisy Side
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04. BLO - Gotta Get Me A Better Head
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05. BLO - Hot Chase
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06. BLO - Don't Pull The Form Under Me
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ARTIST
BLO
TITLE
Step Three
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
HOT CASA
CATALOG #
HC 020CD
HC 020CD
GENRE
WORLD
RELEASE DATE
5/15/2012
Reduced price, last copies. Hot Casa Records is proud to present this Holy Grail of Afro-Funk and rare gem from the '70s Lagos music scene. Reissued for the first time outside Nigeria, including an interview and photos of the original band members. The three core
BLO
band's members were "
B
" for
Berkely
"
Ike
"
Jones
on guitar, "
L
" for
Laolu
, "
Akins
"
Akintobi
on drums, and "
O
" for
Mike
"
Gbenga
"
Odumosu
on bass. BLO was formed just as a trio in late 1972 and split up in 1982. They developed their music on tour before they recorded their first album,
Chapter One
in 1973 on EMI Records. They built something unique, original and different than any other young African group at the time, blending rock with its African roots and transmuting it into soul-fusion. They left an indelible impression on the Nigerian music scene and became an institution for worldwide music lovers. From
Clusters
to
Afrocollection
alongside with the
Lijadu Sisters
, they'd been involved in many various acts. They also toured with
Ginger Baker
, the famous English drummer of both power trio
Cream
and
Salt
, whose influence has been considered by Laolu Akins as "another major player in the development of BLO." After their highly inspiring worldwide tour with Salt, leading them from Munich's Olympic Jazz Festival to the USA, BLO decided to work on their own concept album with the main ingredients of Afro, rock and dance. Immediately preceding their disco period,
Step Three
is a real and beautiful definition of Afro soul music.
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