Peter King is a Nigerian Afrobeat musican who was active during the 1970s. He released four albums on Orbitone between 1975 and 1978 and a further two albums on Grandstar Records the following year. During the 2000s, he became an icon of the burgeoning Rare Groove community when his lost 1974 album Shango was issued for the first time on Afro Strut.
Discography:
- Miliki Sound (1975)
- Omo Lewa (1976)
- A Soulfull Peter King (1977)
- Moods (1978)
- African Dialects (1979)
- Man of Distinction (1979)
- Shango (2002, recorded 1974)
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