African Music Machine
African Music Machine
Top Songs
| 1 | Black Pearl | ||
| 2 | Camel Time | ||
| 3 | Making Nassau Fruit Drink | ||
| 4 | Tropical | ||
| 5 | Never Name a Baby (Before It's Born) |
Albums
Sep 2016 • 8 songs
May 2009 • 12 songs
Jan 1973 • 2 songs
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About
Biography
The African Music Machine was an eight-piece funk outfit from New Orleans led by bassist/songwriter Louis Villery. They got their start as a house band for the Jewel/Paula label axis, playing on records by the likes of Fontella Bass, Little Johnny Taylor, Roscoe Robinson, Ted Taylor, Tommie Young, and singer/producer Bobby Patterson, among others. From 1972-1974, they cut several of their own singles for the Patterson-owned Soul Power subsidiary. Most of their work was done in a heavy, James Brown vein, sometimes with a bit of Creole influence mixed in. Their original 45s -- i...