FREEDOM ANTHEM by S. JOB ORGANIZATION

S. Job Organization (also known as SJOB Movement) was a rarity in the Nigerian music scene � a collective of equals in a world where band ‘leaders� ruled the roost and �band boys� had to make do with the crumbs. TThe name was an acronym representing each of the members � Samuel �Spark� Abiloye, Johnnie Woode Olimah, Ehima �Blackie� Ottah and Prince Bolarinwa Agba. They were music scene veterans and the nucleus of Sonny Okosuns� group, Ozziddi. Unshackled, their undeniable chemistry fizzed. Listen to a SJOB record and you can almost hear band members nodding their heads in appreciation of each others� mad skills. On Freedom Anthem, the music is deep, dark and funky. It took inspiration from the new sounds coming out of black America with a focus that was increasingly political. �Ayamoto� calls for Africans to stand up for their rights. �Freedom Anthem� is another funky call to arms. �Oya� and �Wombiliki� incorporate local folk sounds and a tinge of reggae for a distinctly African burnish. The egalitarian structure of SJOB eventually lead to its demise. Without a dominant personality to galvanize the band, they lost direction. Johnnie Woode rejoined Ozziddi. Prince Bola joined King Sunny Ade. T