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| Nigeria 70: Lagos Jump | 
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Sales Rank: 12676
Category: Music
Artist: Various Artists
Publisher: Strut Records
Studio: Strut Records
Manufacturer: Strut Records
Label: Strut Records
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 33035
UPC: 730003303524
EAN: 0730003303524
ASIN: B00151HZLA
Release Date: May 27, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Yabis - Sir Shina Peters & His International Stars | | • | Everybody Likes Something Good - Ify Jerry Crusade | | • | Ezuku Buzo - Bola Johnson & His Easy Life Top Beats | | • | Onyame - Ashanti Afrika Jah | | • | Aiye Le - Olufemi Ajasa & His New Nigerian Bros | | • | Eddie Quansa - Peacocks Guitar Band | | • | African Dialects - Peter King | | • | Igbehin Lalayo Nta - Dynamic Africana | | • | Africa Irie - Chief Checker | | • | Tete Muo Bu Muo - Tony Tete Harbor / The Star Heaters of Nigeria | | • | Tug Of War - The Faces | | • | Wetin De Watch Goat, Goat Dey Watcham - Eric 'Showboy' Akaeze & His Royal Ericos | | • | Hot Tears - The Immortals | | • | You Are My Heart - Rex Williams | | • | Dododo (Ekassa No. 1) - Sir Victor Uwaifo & His Melody Maestros | | • | Happy Survival - Eddie Okwedy |
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Album Description
It was the sound of post-independence Nigeria, a time of celebration and wealth but, ultimately, of political oppression. The music reflected the times - a heady mix of traditional rhythms and big band highlife with the new rock, soul and jazz sounds crackling through transistor radios from Europe and the U.S. The rulebook of Nigerian musical heritage was ripped up as SANTANA, THE BEATLES and JAMES BROWN became as relevant to young players as HARUNA ISHOLA, VICTOR OLAIYA and E. T. MENSAH. Led by the towering influence of FELA KUTI, established Nigerian stars and the rawest of college bands alike forged new fusions and began using their music confidently as a vehicle for new variations of traditional parables and social commentary. Back in 2001, the first edition of 'Nigeria 70' on STRUT broke the mould for African compilations, a 3CD powerhouse featuring a wide spectrum of musical styles from across the 1970s and an audio documentary tracing the music's history. For 2007, Strut delve deeper into the Lagos underground for another essential box of West African dynamite. Compiled by leading Afro archivist DUNCAN BROOKER and Strut's QUINTON SCOTT, 'Nigeria 70' comes packaged in a deluxe digipak with 16pg booklet featuring extensive sleeve notes by author JOHN COLLINS.
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Funky Black Africa June 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great album showing the fertile popular music environment of the post-colonial 70s where high-life found fenders and branched out into a mind-expanding brew of African rhythms and funk. The most notable monument of that era is Fela Kuti's Afropop movement, but artists like Ify Jerry's Crusade and the Peacocks Guitar Band are proof that other Nigerians were putting out credible offerings in the Afro-psychedelic period.
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