Danta

Danta were a UK-based group who described their music as "Afro-West Indian Funk". They went through a variety of line-up changes; members in 1974 included Vernon Cummings (congas, timbales), Scipian Gibbs (drums), Jerry Glean (piano), Mark Ramos (guitar), Chas Chiedo (bass, percussion), Popsey Williams (vocals, percussion).
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== Links To Peel ==
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Relatively little is known about Danta, who recorded three Peel sessions in 1971-2 - a time when the DJ was showing interest in African music, which may account for his interest in them. 
Available show tracklistings, however, suggest that the DJ gave little or no airtime to their eponymous only LP, released on Epic in 1972, which had a sleeve designed by Hipgnosis.
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
*None
== Sessions ==
Three sessions. No known commercial release.
1. Recorded 1971-04-06. First Broadcast 17 April 1971.
*Queen Of Sheba / Ebeneza Nwa Nnem / The Dead
2. Recorded 1972-01-10. First Broadcast 18 January 1972. Repeated 07 March 1972.
*Freeway / Stormsong / Mau Mau
3. Recorded 1972-04-04. First broadcast 21 April 1972. Repeated 09 June 1972.
*Feeling The Heat / Anambra / Flying Out
== Other Shows Played ==
*None known.
== External Links ==
*Discogs
*hipgnosiscovers.com
Category:Artists