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April 21, 2009
Gasper Lawal – Ajomasé, Cap Records 1980
One of our visitors asked me to post some more Gasper Lawal,
I had a 12″ by him some time ago. This is the LP where that
track came from. Gasper Lawal’s music is hardly to compare
with any other type of African music. He used to play with
many European and other musicians and when he came back to
England in 1980 after some time in Nigeria, he made this LP.
Very surprising, check for yourself. To you Mike, cheers.
tracks ;
1 Jekajosé
2 Kita-Kita
3 Eronu
4 Ajomasé
5 Awon-Ojise-Oluwa
6 Oromoro
7 Saikoskro
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Highly recommended.
Somehow his work reminds me of Francis Bebey…both are unique in the world of African music it seems to me.
Good recommendations. Great album. It isn’t Afrobeat or Juju either. If you know something else like this one, please give directions.
Good recommendations. Great album. It isn’t Afrobeat or Juju either. If you know something else like this one, please give directions.
Thank you, thank you. Hadn’t heard this album for over 25 years. Great music!
Thank you, thank you. Hadn’t heard this album for over 25 years. Great music!
Hey Moos,
I’ve been waiting to hear this for so long, very excited! Gasper’s music really doesn’t sound like anything else. It’s in a class of it’s own. You can hear where Talking Heads/Eno borrowed some of their ideas (especially on the album “Fear of Music”). Thank you so much for posting and yeah, if you have anything else along these lines please recommend.
Many Thanks,
Mike
Hey Moos,
I’ve been waiting to hear this for so long, very excited! Gasper’s music really doesn’t sound like anything else. It’s in a class of it’s own. You can hear where Talking Heads/Eno borrowed some of their ideas (especially on the album “Fear of Music”). Thank you so much for posting and yeah, if you have anything else along these lines please recommend.
Many Thanks,
Mike
loved it loved it!
wuod k
loved it loved it!
wuod k
Matt, thanks for mentioning Francis Bebey. He’s just as great as Lawal. Never heard of either before, though.
Matt, thanks for mentioning Francis Bebey. He’s just as great as Lawal. Never heard of either before, though.
I bought a vinyl copy of this when it was released, and it became one of my favourite records. I find Nigerian music purists don’t like it, but as Mike says, he’s somewhere of his own making.
Another one I can move from the ‘to be digitised’ pile. Thanks for sharing.
I bought a vinyl copy of this when it was released, and it became one of my favourite records. I find Nigerian music purists don’t like it, but as Mike says, he’s somewhere of his own making.
Another one I can move from the ‘to be digitised’ pile. Thanks for sharing.