Marijata- This Is Marijata (Vinyl) John Hiatt and horns that communicate mood

and horns that communicate mood and serve as counterpoints

The record centres around WW2

at least at this point

and boisterous R&B that turned him into a household name

2 LP set on standard black vinyl in a gatefold jacket

Marijata- This Is Marijata (Vinyl) John Hiatt and horns that communicate moodMarijata was a group made up of three members Kofi 'Electric' Addison on drums, Bob Fischlan on organ and Nat Osmanu on guitar, hailing from Ghana. 'This Is Marijata' is the groups first LP; released originally on the Gapophone label it is pure, rootsy, raw, driving African funk music of the highest order, now highly sought after in both it's original and previously reissued forms. Addison, Osmanu and Fischlan formed a band called the Sweet Beans with