Today i have two special world music songs from a rare and unique compilation on the CDHW label. Both of these songs have been engineered by Gerhard “Jeff” Nieckau, a German sound-engineer, who, in order to explore new music during the 70s set out on a journey to Peru and Trinidad & Tobago, and is also known to be the engineer behind Bossa 70 from Peru.
What a wonderful idea for a compilation!.
Ranging from calypso to afrobeat and more, the tracks sound raw and they still have the marks of history on them. Should you like these two tracks below, i’m 100% positive you’d be delighted to have this album permanently for your archive. :)
And you should definitely read about Mr. Jeff Nieckau (born 1923), one of the pioneers of sound engineering and open-mindedness (something we still need in music biz!)
Gay Flamingoes Steelband – Caterpilla (Lou Donaldson cover)







