African Rhythms & Blues

Here is one of my favorite cuts from the African jazz group Mombasa. This funky gem, titled "Nairobi", was originally released on the group's 1975 album African Rhythms & Blues, which features a number of other great African-flavored jazz and funk cuts. If you find yourself enjoying tracks like "Nairobi", I also highly recommend checking out the group's follow-up album "African Rhythms & Blues 2", which features the classic Afro-funk cut "African Hustle". Both albums have a wealth of great music, bringing together elements of jazz, funk, and traditional African music. On tracks like "Nairobi", we can certainly see why Mombasa was one of the defining African jazz groups of the seventies. Enjoy!

Mombasa - Nairobi

Learning the African Hustle

Here is something a little more laid back than I usually post in Mombasa's mid-seventies funky cut "African Hustle". This song falls a little bit less along the disco side and a lot more along the Afro-jazz/ funky side of things, however I'm finding myself really into tracks like these lately. The one thing that I love about this blog is that even though it's prominently a "disco blog", it's also a place where I feel comfortable in sharing non-disco or more crossover songs that I enjoy and that I think my readers will like. Mombasa's "African Hustle" is definitely one of those songs. The laid back funky cut was released on the group's 1976 album "Mombasa 2: African Rhythms & Blues". If you like this track you'll love the album. Even though I'm not huge into purchasing re-issues, mainly because they generally feel so much cheaper than the original, this record was recently re-issued and you might want to check out the entire release. Until then, enjoy learning the "African Hustle".

Mombasa - African Hustle