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ARTIST
DESTINY, BOB
TITLE
Wang Dang/Mahna (Troubles)
FORMAT
7"
LABEL
PHARAWAY SOUNDS
CATALOG #
PHS 45002EP
PHS 45002EP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
3/13/2020
Raw and wild soul-funk-R&B-garage from 1970, recorded and released only in Algeria. Imagine
James Brown
fronting
The Sonics
. Born in Puerto Rico,
Bob Destiny
grew up in Harlem (USA) and has a fascinating story: from starting playing piano as a child (self-taught) and tap dancing with the
Five Chocolate Drops
when he was six years old, to meeting
Billie Holliday
and playing with her; from appearing in a film with
Shirley Temple
to musicals in Broadway, dancing in
Mankiewicz
's movie
Cleopatra
(1963), singing at the San Remo Festival... In 1969, Bob went to Algeria to teach music at the Algerian National Theater. He also continued with his singing career while living there. In 1970, he released a couple of 45s featuring "Wang Dang" and "Mahna (Troubles)" on the Freedom Musique label. He was also involved with the creation of the first Pan African Festival with
Mahboud Bati
and
Frank Pourcel
. These 45s are very rare and were first discovered by the great Habibi Funk label a few years ago, who included "Wang Dang" on one of their compilations. For this Pharaway Sounds 45, the label has selected one track from his first 45 and another from his second one, After playing in Morocco with
Hahmed Maraki
and forming bands like
The Fingers
, Bob arrived to Spain in the '80s. He created a jazz school in Zaragoza and was involved with the famous "Jazz en la Margen" festival. In the '90s, Bob moved to France, focusing in composition, gospel, musicals, and soundtracks. Sadly, he passed away on March 31, 2016. File under: soul, funk, garage. Insert with liner notes and photos.
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