Shango Funk Theology
Record company
Celluloid, Inc.
Performing artist
Shango
Date1984
Mediumpolyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
DimensionsOverall (HW): 12 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (31.274 × 31.274 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number2001.337.12.A,.B
Text EntriesShango Funk Theology is an EP released in 1984 by Shango. Released under Celluloid, this EP was produced by Afrika Bambaataa and Material.
Shango Funk Theology is collaboration between Hip-Hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa, Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn and Nicky Skopelitis. The music is classified as Material Disco-Funk featuring Afrika Bambaataa's chants, rapping, and programmed breakdance beats.
Front cover: A drawing of a man with a mohawk pointing with index finger and pinky with flames around his hands. Below him is a hooded man with laser eyes and shooting lasers out of his hands onto a planet below. A cyborg-man to the left is in a suit with red eyes and a metal helmet. To the left image of a man posing above a green wave of water. Shango is printed in red, and green metallic font. Shango Funk theology is in light green font. Back cover: Image of outer space, with Shango in a red spiked shape is printed in white font. Track list and credits are printed.
CopyrightThis work is issued under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License. For more information, go to https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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