Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson
and his Rivers Men
the Highlife King in London
Akpola 1970

Rex Jim Lawson was a Nigerian singer and trumpeteer.
He was one of the most popular artists in his days and
beyond. Even today. He was born in 1938 and died in a
car accident in 1971, only 32 years old. He composed his
own songs. He was called Cardinal Rex Lawson and also
Pastor Rex Lawson and played with Bobby Benson, Victor
Olaiya among others. We had some very good Nigerian
highlife over the years, but this album really stands out.

Rex Jim Lawson was een Nigeriaanse tropettist, zanger
en componist. Hij was éen van de populairste artiesten
in zijn tijd en zelfs vandaag de dag nog. Geboren in 1938
en overleden in een auto ongeluk in 1971, slechts 32 jaar
oud. Hij werd Ook wel Cardinal Rex Lawson genoemd of
Pastor Rex Lawson. Rex speelde o.a. met Bobby Benson
en Victor Olaiya. We hadden al heel wat knappe
Nigeriaanse highlife, maar dit album is
één van de beste ..

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Greatest Hits

01 – Osima atoru korote
02 – Isobye
03 – Imie te ke tamunobe
04 – Tamuno nwenibo
05 – Uwem do
06 – Igoin bo
07 – So bra sua ipri
08 – Angelina pay me money
09 – Serah nene
10 – Anah i don tire
11 – Kusung kusung
12 – Oru ene ne nyanam