..were you getting bored ?
Some Nigerian highlife may change everything.
Chew on this for a while..

tracks;

1 Onye ije anatago
2 Ekesia nama ana nobi

We had us some 10 or 11 of their albums already. The African Brothers
must have been the most popular highlife group in Ghana. I hardly ever
heard anything I didn’t like by their hand. Wonderful atmospheric music
you can’t deny, so… do not hesitate and listen to this treasure..

tracks;

1 Onipa nnse hwe
2 Anibere nye
3 Susu manonye wo de
4 Kwabena
5 Kofi nkrabea
6 Masis maso

This is POLP 092, on Polygram Records, Lagos, Nigeria.
It contains two numbers of which the second one is the
titlesong. Osadebe wrote some 500 songs in his career
so we’ll have to keep collecting his work a bit longer.
Always fantastic rhythms and melodies, hope U like’m.

tracks;

1 Osumenyi Freedom Social Club
2 Okp’uzo enweilo

This is the first time I am making available an album without
the right cover. I am showing the cover I bought it in, but it’s
the wrong one unfortunately. Highlife Haven posted a song from
the LP we see, in february. The LP I am posting now has a mystery-
sleeve up to now. If You know or have the right sleeve to this album,
please send it to us so we all can fit it in afterwards, thanks so much.
The album is from 1976 on ‘bhm’, Made in Ghana by R.M.G.L.
KBL 017, copyright Brobisco 1197618, led by Nana Agyemang
vocal: Koo Darkey, enjoy and solve our little problem ?
btw, I named it after track #1, not knowing if that’s correct.

tracks;

1 Menim me din ( medley )
2 Obi mmehwe me
3 Boafo ye na
4 Mempe me ho asem
5 Aboa patuo
6 Odwan ba awu
7 Me ho ye wo ahi

Amsterdam is a city with hundreds of nationalities. Last
sunday I met people from Bolivia, Argentina, Senegal,
Sierra Leone, Surinam and the Netherland’s Antilles of
course, from Congo, Brazil and Ghana. This one goes out
to the last one. Mr. Moses K. Oppon alias Kakaiku is here
with an album that was posted by Afro-Slabs in 2009. The
blog seems dead since one year, what happened ? Anyway,
this LP deserves a second chance, if you didn’t get it the
first time, take it while you can. Highlife to get your life high..
b.t.w. I díd meet a couple of Dutch folks as well..

tracks;

1 Driver nni na meware no
2 Ohia ma adwendwen
3 Adowa ma yenka ntam
4 Adusei se hene ba
5 Odo yede sen sika
6 Minnim
7 Dabi mabrabo
8 Obi namane san bi
9 Nyimpa hia na wahia
10 Fa wo ho gyigya
11 Ekeka bia
12 Ofie ne fie

It was time for a collector. I gathered some Nigerian Highlife
songs for your and my pleasure. Take a look at this tracklist,
don’t you agree they all have magnificent names ?
Hope you like them tunes just as much.

tracks;

1 Paulson Kalu Afrikhanah & his Stars 25 – Ochea special
2 The Harbours Band – Koma mosi
3 Rex Williams & his Nigerian Artists – Isip 2
4 Celestine Ukwu – Igede
5 Professional Seagukks Band – Afro baby
6 Sammy Akpabot and his All Stars – Safe it for a rainy day
7 Popular Cooper & his All Beats Band – Arraino
8 Sir Victor Uwaifo & his Melody Maestros – Votumamuoga
9 Olufemi Ajasa & his New Nigerian Bros. – Aiye le
10 Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe – Onu kwulunjo
11 Dan Satch & Atomic 8 Dance Band – ?
12 Tunji Oyelana & the Benders – To whom it may concern
13 Bola Johnson & his Easy Life Top Beats – Ezuku buzo
14 Cardinal Rex Lawswon & his Majors Band of Nigeria – Tamuno bo ibro ma
15 Chief Enyang Henshaw – Esonta
16 The Nkengas – Anyi bundi igbo
17 Eastern Minstrels Guitar Band – Echehula nwa nne gi
18 Peacocks Guitar Band International – Onye aghala nwanneya
19 Roy Chicago & his ‘Abalabi Rhythm’ Dandies – Esin o wewu
20 Nigerian Union Rhythm Group – Ojitibi

Here’s an other LP on which the African Brothers console
the bereaved using words like allah, jah and god. Personally,
I would rather read some Lao Tse on a moment like that, but who
am I ? On this 1982 LP, we miss one title. The sleeve speaks
of three songs while the actual vinyl counts four. Can you clear
up this mystery ? What’s the name of track 4 ? Thanks in advance.

tracks;

1 Owuo aye me bi
2 Ne nko ne me ho asem
3 Kyeremaa ( medley )
4 ???

Second Album by Yamoah’s Band which started in 1957
under this name. Leader of the group is Peter Kwabena
Yamoah. Unfortunately the hole in the middle is not
located as it should be which causes the music to get
falser towards the end of the sides. Still, especially in
the beginning of the LP, it is very enjoyable.
Listen to this rare Ghanaian highlife.

tracks;

1 Wo do me a bra
2 Saman me
3 Obi do me
4 Abotare
5 Konkonsani
6 Obaa ‘B’
7 Asem sebe
8 Dede nye
9 To wo boto mu
10 Osaman ba
11 Onipa ye bad
12 Dabi asem nti

Sometimes it can be very annoying, it depends of your
mood I think, but sometimes also, it can be enjoyable.
I’m talking about crackely old LP’s, and this is one of
them. Somehow I kinda liked it when listening to this
1977 Nigerian album. It’s sleeve has hardly survived
the 34 years and the vinyl is in comparable state.
Just imagine sitting and listening by the fireside,
close y’r eyes and before you know it you only
hear the sweet rhythms, give it a try.

tracks;

1 Peoples Club of Nigeria
2 Oru owerre
3 Azu anu uka
4 Agadi nwanyi

Last night’s post also disappeared so we’ll post this
LP again too. It’s a rare album of funky psychadelic
highlife, a more or less ‘ungooglable’ gem. I had written
down all them difficult names for you but since blogger
threw my posts away, get the info from the backsleeve
after downloading it. Hope you like it.

tracks;

1 Fa akonndwa
2 Ase yene woka
3 Yempe hen ho asem
4 Oyaa suro oyaa
5 Obaatan pa
6 Hune suban