A NIGERIAN RETROSPECTIVE 1966-79 by TUNJI OYELANA

CD Version
SKU66731
ArtistTUNJI OYELANA
TitleA NIGERIAN RETROSPECTIVE 1966-79
LabelSOUNDWAY RECORDS
Catalog #SNDWCD 043
Tag
ReleaseW 42 - 2012
FormatCD - UK2CD
EAN Barcode5060091551763
Benelux exclusive, Import
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Tracks

  1. Lisabi Egba
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/66731_a_nigerian_retrospective_1966-79/2_lisabi_egba.mp3
  2. Ipasan
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/66731_a_nigerian_retrospective_1966-79/3_ipasan.mp3
  3. Fiya Jemi
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/66731_a_nigerian_retrospective_1966-79/5_fiya_jemi.mp3
  4. Ifa
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/66731_a_nigerian_retrospective_1966-79/6_ifa.mp3
  5. Ogun Adubi
  6. Agbo Lo De (LP version)
  7. Iwo Ko Lo Dami
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/66731_a_nigerian_retrospective_1966-79/9_iwo_ko_lo_dami.mp3
  8. Omaba D'eru Ri
  9. Jewele Jewele
  10. To Whom It May Concern
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/66731_a_nigerian_retrospective_1966-79/12_to_whom_it_may_concern.mp3
  11. Oloti
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/66731_a_nigerian_retrospective_1966-79/13_oloti.mp3
  12. E Gbe Mi
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/66731_a_nigerian_retrospective_1966-79/14_e_gbe_mi.mp3
  13. Panbolanbola
  14. Aiye Nla
  15. Koriko Nde
  16. Irawo Mi
  17. Agba Lode (original 45 version)
  18. Alaru T' Onje Buredi
  19. Which Way Africa?

Description

During the golden age of Nigerian music in the 1970s, Tunji Oyelana elevated the realm of pop music by infusing it with the poetic storytelling of Yoruba folklore, blending the fashionable sounds of highlife, afrobeat, afrorock, funk, calypso, juju and reggae and transforming them into something timelessly unique.Tunji�s first records came out in 1969 but it wasn�t until two years later that the first record credited to Tunji Oyelana & The Benders, �Agba Lo De� b/w �Koriko Nde�, was released. The record turned out to be the smash that put the name Tunji Oyelana & The Benders on the national map. More significantly, the record�s unique sound signaled the emergence of a new era and a new genre in Nigerian music. Tunji eventually signed to EMI Nigeria, his first eponymously-titled release on the label in 1974 yielding the instant classic �To Whom It May Concern.� For Oyelana himself, the golden age continues as he lives with his family in London and continues to perform several nights a week at Emukay, the restaurant and cultural centre that he runs with his wife, which has become a mecca for fans eager for the privilege of beholding a living legend at work.

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