• Joe King Kologbo – Sugar Daddy
    • Joe King Kologbo – Come Back Lina
    • Joe King Kologbo – All Fingers Are Not Equal
    • 1. Sugar Daddy
    • 2. Come Back Lina
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    Strut present the first in a series of essential original LP reissues exploring rare and under-rated African, Latin and Caribbean music classics kicking off with the killer ‘Sugar Daddy’, an experimental highlife / disco outing by Nigerian highlife guitarist Joe King Kologbo. Vibes!

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