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V/A: Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 2CD
Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 2CD
Soundway
format: 2CD
year of release: 2007
lab price: $24.00
available: yes
item #: cd-2634
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Ayamma
- The Anambra Beats
Okwukwe Na Nchekwube
- Celestine Ukwu & His Philosophers National
Amalinja
- The Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination
Akula Owu Onyeara
- The Funkees
Oja Omoba
- Dele Ojo & His Star Brothers Band
Koma Mosi
- The Harbours Band
Nekwaha Semi Colon
- The Semi Colon
Osalobua Rekpama
- Sir Victor Uwaifo & His Melody Maestros
Onwu Ama Dike
- St. Augustine & His Rovers Dance Band
Feso Jaiye
- The Sahara All Stars Of Jos
Ema Kowa Iasa Ile Wa
- Mono Mono
To Whom It May Concern
- Tunji Oyelana and the Benders
Ugali
- The Tony Benson Sextet
DISC 2
Asiko Mi Ni
Torri Wowo
- Godwin Ezike & The Ambassadors
Belema
- Opotopo (Easy Kabaka Brown)
Alabeke
- Dan Satch & His Atomic 8 Dance Band Of Aba
Arraino
- Popular Cooper & His All Beats Band
Simini-Yaya
- Collins Oke Elaiho & His Odoligie Nobles Dance Band
Buroda Mase
- Bola Johnson & His Easy Life Top Beats
I Want A Break Thru'
- The Hykkers
Business Before Pleasure
- George Akaeze & His Augmented Hits
Omo Yen Wu Mi
- Shadow Abraham With Mono Mono Friends
Blak Sound
- Leo Fadaka & The Heroes
Eguae Oba
- Osayomore Joseph & The Creative 7
Akpaison
- Etubom Rex Williams & His Nigerian Artistes
R E V I E W
The always on point Soundway label delves deep into the largely overlooked fathoms of highlife music, funk and, yes, even some Nigerian blues. Label head / compilation guru Miles Cleret spent five years flying back and forth to Nigeria and Lagos, scouring warehouses and record store while seeking out the stories behind all these songs, and the love shows in the final product, which comes with a 30+ page booklet inside a vibrant double-gatefold digipak inside a slipsleeve. In other words, uhhh, yeah this is pretty cool. The music itself is as diverse as the name suggests, leaning heavily on Afrobeat percussion and fierce guitar playing; it spans the years from 1970 to '76, the creatively fertile period which followed immediately after the Biafran War. Check out: Funke's "Akula Owu Onyeara(1)," Semicolon's "Nekwaha Semi Colon(2)," St. Augustine & His Rovers Dance Band's "Onwu Ama Dike(3)," The Tony Benson Sextet's "Ugali(4)," The Nigerian Police Force Band's "Asiko Mi Ni(5)," The Hykkers' "I Want A Break Thru(6)" and Osayomore Joseph & The Creative 7's "Euguae Oba(7)." If you liked any of Soundway's previous comps, this one's a no-brainer. 26 tracks; 116 minutes total.