1975 The Soul Messengers “The Soul Messengers” on CBS

Hey, how many times a week do you spin records out of Detroit/Chicago via Liberia that boast ultra-spiritual super funky soul gospel that sing the praises of black Hebrew Israelites and their various biblical journeys including the Exodus/flight from Babylon so prominent from Kingston to Trenchtown? I’m going to guess less than a dozen. Thomas “Yehudah” Whitfield, John “Shevat” Boyd, and Charles “Hezekiah” Blackwell pretty much owned the Monrovia funk scene of the early 70s, but if you’re familiar with the colonial history of Liberia, you know that the Garden Of Eden was not part of the scene, and no doubt inspired them embrace a mix of missionary zeal and soulful testifying, from the secular to the sacred, from the sacred to the profane. Plus, the pure boogie! The dudes all moved to Dimona, Israel where they apparently still live. Numero plundered the first few records for its excellent RE of many of the Soul Messenger side projects, plus this cover, and that bangs as well. Top Action in the Pyramids/Pharoahs/E,W&F + Hard Gospel style.