Blog: PopMatters

The Funkees were featured in the Nigeria Special series, but on this reissue we get to dig deeper into their catalog, and in it we find a fiery band with some serious chops. With digital content at our fingertips, reissued albums seem almost unnecessary, or a way to hopefully cash in as much as a label can on content that people can find online for free and, often in the case of out-of-print material, without anyone taking much notice. However, the point of the reissue has, in light of digital democracy, changed. It's not just about giving [...]