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Nigeria Special - Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds And Nigerian Blues 1970 - 1976 (2007)
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Length:  1:56:09
    Track Listing:
      cd1:
      1.  
      		 The Anambra Beats - Ayamma    4:07
      2.  
      		 Celestine Ukwu & His Philosophers National - Okwukwe Na Nchekwube    6:10
      3.  
      		 The Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination - Amalinja    5:16
      4.  
      		 The Funkees - Akula Owu Onyeara    7:30
      5.  
      		 Dele Ojo & His Star Brothers Band - Oja Omoba    3:42
      6.  
      		 The Harbours Band - Koma Mosi    2:56
      7.  
      		 The Semi Colon - Nekwaha Semi Colon    3:31
      8.  
      		 Sir Victor Uwaifo & His Melody Maestros - Osalobua Rekpama    3:21
      9.  
      		 St. Augustine & His Rovers Dance Band - Onwu Ama Dike    6:07
      10.  
      		 The Sahara All Stars Of Jos - Feso Jaiye    4:09
      11.  
      		 Mono Mono - Eme Kowa Iasa Ile Wa    6:50
      12.  
      		 Tunji Oyelana & The Benders - To Whom It May Concern    2:58
      13.  
      		 The Tony Benson Sextet - Ugali    5:23
      cd2:
      1.  
      		 The Nigerian Police Force Band (The Force 7)    5:12
      2.  
      		 Godwin Ezike & The Ambassadors    3:09
      3.  
      		 Opotopo (Easy Kabaka Brown)    6:14
      4.  
      		 Dan Satch & His Atomic 8 Dance Band of Aba    4:36
      5.  
      		 Popular Cooper & His All Beats Band    3:04
      6.  
      		 Collins Oke & His Odoligie Nobles Dance Band    3:40
      7.  
      		 Bola Johnson & His Easy Life Top Beats    4:57
      8.  
      		 The Hykkers    3:02
      9.  
      		 George Akaeze & His Augmented Hits    4:38
      10.  
      		 Shadow Abraham with Mono Mono Friends    3:29
      11.  
      		 Leo Fadaka & The Heroes    4:56
      12.  
      		 Osayomore Joseph & The Creative 7    4:30
      13.  
      		 Etubom Rex Williams & His Nigerian Artistes    2:30
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      A wonderful and intelligently compiled collection of Nigerian electric highlife and Afro-rock from the early 1970's. With a four panel digipack case, a well written and informative booklet and 2 discs of impossibly rare music, excellently mastered for CD reissue, this is an absolute bargain.

      Unlike many of the recent reissue collections of Nigerian music this one bypasses the more well known Afrobeat selections and concentrates on some of the more obscure sounds created in the nation's most fertile period. There is irresistably infectious highlife, there's embryonic Afrobeat style workouts and there are a few straight ahead rock sounds, although with a definite African influence.

      The compilers deserve a big pat on the back for releasing such a varied, but consistently excellent album. Hopefully they have plans to extend this series and uncover further selections of some of the most joyous music on the planet.

      If you're a fan of Fela, Femi, Franco, Nigerian, Ghanaian or Congolese music there is very little chance you'll be disappointed by this set. And at just over 24 dollars it's an absolute steal
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