Grotto - At Last

Odion Livingstone present another essential reissue of a rare gem from the Nigerian archives, Grotto’s lost Afro-rock classic from 1977, ‘At Last’.

Formed at “Greg’s” (St Gregory’s college in Ikoyi, Lagos), Grotto came up at the same time as several other influential student bands based there, including Ofege. “As Grotto, we played a rock/funk fusion. We were probably aged 15, 16 or thereabouts and we were heavily into music; we listened to Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana and lots of rock bands,” explains lead guitarist Soga Benson.