Unreleased Islamic Funk c.1973

‘Eh, man, that Watergate vibe is a TRIP, man…’
- ‘Everybody’s Got a Problem’, Father’s Children

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‘The sessions for the 1973 debut by DC Islamic funk septet Father’s Children were never paid for and the tapes went into storage for almost 40 years. The album incubated in producer Robert Hosea Williams’ garage, waiting for the world to save it – a lost document of gritty soul, concerned with its own time and place.’

- Numero

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Thank you to Trevor de Brauw