Posts Tagged ‘nigeria’
[Throwback Friday] Danny Wilson
Friday, April 17, 2009 9:53 7 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 internet, his [...]
Femi Kuti – Definitive Compilation [2007]
Thursday, March 19, 2009 16:33 No CommentsIt can’t be easy to follow in a famous father’s footsteps, especially when dad created an entire style of popular music. But Femi Kuti, the acknowledged king of Afrobeat, has made the best of the situation, taking over the charge from the legendary Fela Kuti and steering into new creative territory while still cranking out [...]
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 [...]
Daddy Showkey – Ghetto Soldier
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 22:27 3 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 Download Share
Ikenga Super Stars of Africa (1977)
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 22:22 2 CommentsThe 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 Kabaka [...]
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 Download Share
King Sunny Ade – The Golden Mercury of Africa (1979)
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 13:33 2 CommentsThis 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 Download Share
Chief Dr. Sikiru Ayinde Barrister – Fuji Garbage (1988)
Monday, March 16, 2009 23:58 No CommentsSikiru Ayinde, better known by his fans as Barrister, is the leading Yoruba fuji singer. Fuji is a style from Yoruba-land, sometimes described as Juju music without guitars. Fuji (called after Mount Fuji in Japan) is in fact a quite complex style, drawing on Yoruba percussion roots, while adding a muslim vocal feel. Track Side [...]
Oliver De Coque and his Expo ‘76, Ogene Sound Super of Africa, Olumo (1977)
Monday, March 16, 2009 22:56 No CommentsTracks 1 Ten commandments 2 Igwe bu ike 3 Anazo eze azo ? 4 Olumo Records Special Download Share























