Sitting over here in Americaville, it’s easy to imagine ’70s funk and soul as something that happened in a bubble exclusively limited to the borders of the good ol’ US of A. In reality, half the globe was jamming out to these grooves, not to mention making their own, especially in Africa, as evidenced by the cottage industry of Afro-funk reissues that has sprouted up in recent years. Oddly enough, that crate-digging wave was partially set off by the 2001 release of Afro-Rock Vol.1 on the tiny Kona label. Now the folks at Strut have decided to reissue that groundbreaking compilation, and they’ve sent along the previously unavailable, non-album bonus track “Odi-Yoo” to whet everyone’s appetite. If the track’s head-nodding bassline and psychedelic guitar work are any indication of what kind of trip Afro-Rock Vol.1 has to offer, it’s a journey not to be missed the second time around.

Odi-Yoo (exclusive bonus track)