Cameroon garage funk

"The many artists here, all part of the '70s underground scene in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, recorded in an Adventist church while the priest were away ... From there, they'd shop the master tapes around, often sending them to French label Sonafric ... What's immediately striking is the way the musicians balance a rough, guttural energy with instigative funk - the grooves here are miles-deep - and the kind of glistening, glittery melodies often beloved of highlife. The 1973 singles from Los Camaroes are a perfect example - fluid yet itchy, with a luscious melodic sensibility, they perfectly embody Cameroonian funk".