Kapingbdi - Don't Escape (Vinyl LP)

Kapingbdi – Don't Escape is an album by the African band Kapingbdi led by saxophonist and flautist E. Kojo Samuels, who wrote nearly all the pieces and also painted the cover. The record was released in 1981 on the Munich label Trikont in its "Unsere Stimme" series (cat. no. US-0081); it was recorded at Goldfuss Studio with Hans Goldfuss as engineer. The music combines Afrobeat and jazz-funk with free passages, Fender Rhodes, balafon and traditional percussion. This copy is the 1981 German original pressing with the original printed inner sleeve.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Trikont US-0081
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album
• Pressing: DE original
• Country: Germany
• Year of this pressing: 1981
• Genre: Jazz, Afrobeat, Jazz-funk
• Extras: Original printed inner sleeve

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: VG+
• Cover: VG, sticker rip-off on front

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Don't Escape (E. Kojo Samuels)
2. Wrong Curfew Walk (E. Kojo Samuels)
3. You Go Go You Go Come (E. Kojo Samuels)
4. Peace And Not In Pieces (E. Kojo Samuels)

Side B

1. My Native Thing (Kapingbdi)
2. Flute Theme (E. Kojo Samuels)
3. Boys Town (Joseph Kieh Blamo/E. Kojo Samuels)

Personnel

Kapingbdi: E. Kojo Samuels (saxophone, flute, ivory horn, kongoma, shekere, congas, vocals), Joseph Kieh Blamo (lead and rhythm guitar, shekere, vocals), Maisha El-Shabu (Fender Rhodes, balafon, percussion, vocals), G. Charles Fyneah II (bass, slit drum, vocals), M. Ciaffa Barclay (congas, sangba drum, percussion, vocals), Nana B. Johnson (drums, percussion, vocals).

Engineer: Hans Goldfuss, Goldfuss Studio; cover painting: E. Kojo Samuels.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
Yes. This is the 1981 German first edition on Trikont, cat. no. US-0081, including the original inner sleeve.

What is on the inner sleeve?
The printed inner sleeve has a German text about the band on one side and the English lyrics on the other.

What does Media VG+ / Cover VG mean?
VG+ (Very Good Plus) for the record means light signs of use that hardly affect playback. VG (Very Good) for the sleeve means clear signs of wear such as edge or corner wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Kapingbdi records?
At the moment this is our only Kapingbdi record. Similar music is in our Afrobeat collection and our Jazz collection.