Discoteca Imaginaria is an audio docu-series covering the people, places and sounds that have shaped popular music. Each episode transports listeners through history to the greatest club on earth – the disco of our imagination.

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The 1960s and 1970s were a time of profound change and unrest across the African continent. As countries achieved long-sought independence from colonial rule, they faced the challenge of building democratic institutions and uniting diverse ethnic communities within borders arbitrarily drawn by colonial powers. During this transformative period, young musicians in nations like Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Togo, Zambia, and Algeria embraced the spirit of revolution and change, birthing a new musical genre that blended traditional African rhythms with Western psychedelic rock and funk. What makes Afro Psychedelic Funk a compelling soundtrack for this historical moment isn’t just the reverb-drenched, fuzzed-out guitar solos or the Eastern influences borrowed from Western psychedelic rock. Instead, it’s the music’s shared narrative of political unrest, its celebration of once-repressed cultural identities, and its bold rejection of colonial rule in the pursuit of peace across the continent.