akabu
In 1981 a group of seven female musicians formed a band called African Woman. They were Shelomi Coke, Diane White, Caroline Williams, Paulette Coke, Valerie Skeete, Barbara Grossett and Vyris Edghill. Their debut album 'African Woman Abroad' was released in 1982.
During the late 80s and early 90s lead vocalists Valerie and Vyris frequently provided backing vocals to On-U Sound releases and acts of the period, especially Bim Sherman, Dub Syndicate and Gary Clail.They now called themself 'Akabu' The long and successful collaboration with On-U sound culminated in Akabu's 1995 'Warrior Queen' album (ON-U LP71), co-produced with Adrian Sherwood, turning out to be the last studio album of the original line-up, though many live shows followed.
trivia:
*only 1000 copies of 'African Woman Abroad' where pressed.
*'African Woman Abroad' has been Mixed by Mad Professor.
*Vyris Edghill passed away in July 2002.
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During the late 80s and early 90s lead vocalists Valerie and Vyris frequently provided backing vocals to On-U Sound releases and acts of the period, especially Bim Sherman, Dub Syndicate and Gary Clail.They now called themself 'Akabu' The long and successful collaboration with On-U sound culminated in Akabu's 1995 'Warrior Queen' album (ON-U LP71), co-produced with Adrian Sherwood, turning out to be the last studio album of the original line-up, though many live shows followed.
trivia:
*only 1000 copies of 'African Woman Abroad' where pressed.
*'African Woman Abroad' has been Mixed by Mad Professor.
*Vyris Edghill passed away in July 2002.
http://tinyurl.com/lgmlb
pw:schrikdraad.blogspot.com
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