Posts Tagged ‘classics’
Terry Mackson On Throw Back Friday
Friday, October 9, 2009 14:51 No CommentsFunk music did make its rounds in Nigeria. Oh Yeah! from the 70s until about the mid 80’s. I’m talking about some funky garage disco boogie Woogie stuff here guys. Most of you reading this probably weren’t around then, but there’s a whole discography about that era.
I’m going to keep today’s [...]
[Throwback Friday] Danny Wilson
Friday, April 17, 2009 9:53 5 CommentsOne of the more popular artists of the late 80’s early 90’s era, Danny Wilson was famous for singing classics hits like ‘999′ and ‘Give me Calypso’. His music style could be described as “Raggamuffin”, due to his reggae music influence. Although there doesn’t seem to be much info about danny over the [...]
[Throw back Friday] Veno – Nigeria Go Survive (1984)
Friday, March 20, 2009 15:10 No CommentsI really do not know much about Veno beyond her famous classic song that offered Nigerians a message of hope. Considering what the average Nigerian has to live through everyday; light issues, lack of basic amenities, government embezzlement and mismanagement of resource, corruption, i could not agree more with this song. Nigerians are [...]
Alex Zitto – Walakolombo
Thursday, March 19, 2009 11:07 6 CommentsHousehold name in Nigerian music, Alex Zitto, who is half Ghanaian and half Nigerian, had his first professional stint when he was spotted by Nigerian Juju music legend, Ebenezer Obey, who enlisted him in the famous Miliki Band as a bassist.
Alex Zitto finally exploded when he won the Lekki Song Contest with his hit [...]
Fela Kuti Live Performance (1971)
Thursday, March 19, 2009 0:10 1 CommentRare early footage (shot by Ginger Baker) featuring Fela & Afrika 70 performing in the rainy southeastern town of Calabar, shortly after the the Nigerian civil war.
Daddy Showkey – Ghetto Soldier
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 22:27 No Comments01 Welcome
02 Young Girl
03 Sandra
04 Asiko
05 Ghetto Soldier
06 Girls Cry
07 Ragga Hip Hop
08 Sandra
09 The Name
10 Dancing Scene
11 Diana
12 Mayazeno
13 Fire Fire
14 Jahova
15 The Chicken
16 What Gonna Be Gonna Be
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Ikenga Super Stars of Africa (1977)
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 22:22 1 CommentThe Ikenga Super Stars of Africa, led by Vincent Okoroego, a former member of Steven Osita Osadebe’s Nigeria Sound Makers were a leading Igbo “guitar highlife” group of the seventies and eighties in Nigeria. The Ikengas called their style of music “Ikwokilikwo”, a fast-paced form of highlife popularized by Oliver de Coque and Godwin [...]
Oriental Brothers & International Band – Afrodesia (1977)
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 20:28 No CommentsOne of the most successful bands in Nigeria during the 1970s, the Oriental Brothers have continued to record as a variety of splintered off bands. These have included Dr. Sir Warrior & His Oriental Brothers International, Prince Ichita & the Great Oriental Brothers International Band, and the Oriental Brothers International. While each of these groups [...]
King Sunny Adé – Ajoo (1983)
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 13:34 No CommentsTrack Listing
1 Ajo ni mo re
2 Pegan pegan
3 Oluwa lagboju le
4 Gbeyo gbeyo
5 Penkele
6 Ewele
7 Tolongo
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King Sunny Ade – The Golden Mercury of Africa (1979)
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 13:33 1 CommentThis is one of King Sunny Ade’s Rare Albums.
Side A
1 Isu joba lori iyan 2. Abu ni je dehin 3. Ma je koju ti mi
Side B
1. Sunny Adé gbe tuntun de 2. Dele adeyemo 3. Baba onigba 4. Ma jaiye ori e
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