(LP) Rick Asikpo & Afro Fusion - Got To Be Me (2025 Repress)

Got to Be Me is the cult-classic 1981 album from Nigerian multi-instrumentalist Rick Asikpo and his band Afro Fusion. The album was recorded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, while Asikpo was studying in the United States, but was originally released only in Nigeria, making original pressings extremely rare. 

In 2025, Soundway Records reissued the album, which features a synth-drenched blend of Southern US jazz-funk and West African soul.

 

Tracklist:

1. "Got to Be Me"
2. "Love Love"
3. "Jam I"
4. "Disco Life"
5. "Too Hot"
6. "Let's Get High"
7. "Jam II"
8. "Noin' U