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Thu, 04/28/2016 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Nigeria 70 - Afrobeat, Highlife, Funk & Jazz

While Afrobeat is well-known worldwide through the music of Fela Kuti & the bands he helped inspire, less well-known were many of his contemporaries, who blazed similar paths, blending highlife and other indigenous West African styles with elements of American funk and jazz.  Thanks to Strut's Nigeria 70 and Soundway's Nigeria Special series, many of these gems have reached a larger audience .  This week on Africa O-Yé! we'll spin tracks from Bongos Ikwue & The Groovies, The Sahara All Stars of Jos, Peter King, Orlando Julius Ekemode, Segun Bucknor, and many more. 

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    2:00
    Artist
    Peter King Band
    Song
    African Dialects
    Album
    Nigeria 70 - Lagos Jump
    Label
    Soundway
  • Time
    2:00
    Artist
    Tony Allen & His Afro Messengers
    Song
    No Discrimination
    Album
    Nigeria 70 - The Definitive Story of 1970s Funky Lagos
    Label
  • Time
    2:00
    Artist
    Bongos Ikwue & The Groovies
    Song
    Otachikpokpo
    Album
    Nigeria Afrobeat Special: The New Explosive Sound in 1970's Nigeria
    Label
    Soundway SNDWCD021
  • Time
    2:08
    Artist
    The Sahara All Stars of Jos
    Song
    Take Your Soul
    Album
    Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound of the Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-79
    Label
    Soundway
  • Time
    2:20
    Artist
    Ikenga Super Stars Of Africa
    Song
    Nwannemu Oho
    Album
    Ikenga Super Stars Of Africa
    Label
  • Time
    2:29
    Artist
    Orlando Julius & His Afro-Sounders
    Song
    Afro-Blues
    Album
    Nigeria Afrobeat Special: The New Explosive Sound in 1970's Nigeria
    Label
    Soundway
  • Time
    2:35
    Artist
    Orlando Julius Ekemode
    Song
    Alo Mi Alo
    Album
    Orlando's Afro Ideas 1969-72
    Label
    Soundway
  • Time
    2:43
    Artist
    The Anansa Professionals
    Song
    Enwan
    Album
    Nigeria Afrobeat Special: The New Explosive Sound in 1970's Nigeria
    Label
    Soundway SNDWCD021
  • Time
    2:49
    Artist
    Opotopo (Easy Kabaka Brown)
    Song
    Belema
    Album
    Belema
    Label
    Soundway
  • Time
    2:55
    Artist
    The Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination
    Song
    Amalinja
    Album
    Nigeria Special : Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-6 [Disc 1]
    Label
    Soundway
  • Time
    3:09
    Artist
    Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe & His Nigerian Sound Makers Internationals
    Song
    Onyebu Chi
    Album
    Nigeria Special Vol. 2: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds and Nigerian Blues
    Label
    Soundway
  • Time
    3:12
    Artist
    The Harbours Band
    Song
    Koma Mosi
    Album
    Nigeria Special : Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-6 [Disc 1]
    Label
    Soundway
  • Time
    3:15
    Artist
    Peter King
    Song
    Watusi
    Album
    Shango
    Label
    Strut

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