Last sunday was an all Congolese day, this sunday will be all Nigerian.
I don’t know exactly how many albums by the great Ebenezer I already posted
but it seems the list of LP’s he made is endless. This is another one from
1987. Again all tracks are melted together as one, hope U like.

tracks;

1 Eni to ba mbe Laiye
– Ninu Odun yi Baba ser er e fun mi
– Oseun Oluwa
– Jesu nikan ni moni ni Baba
– Bose Omode Loluwa gbola fun
– Odun Owo
2 Orisirisi ore lowa Laiye
– O mo pe mori e
– Ma gba mi laya / Ma gba mi loko
– Late Chief Moradeun Aduke Ojora
– Late Chief E.O. Okunowo
– Edumare fun wa lolu Omo

Rounder Records is a label that stands high on my list of favourites.
They use to release lots of historic music, I became a follower after
finding a load of old Calypso on it. This album contains tracks from the
late 30’s (they sound like that too) untill mid 60’s. The roots of juju
do not sound like the juju we know today but you can hear some basic links.

tracks;

If we speak of Juju, we think of King Sunny Adé or Chief Ebenezer Obey.
Admiral Dele Abiodun is quite famous too but have you heard of Femi
Akinyemi’s Juju Lucky Stars ? I never had untill I found this here album.
I can’t find any information on the web about Femi. He’s from the urban
Yoruba scene in Lagos and it rocks like crazy. The year of release is also
an unknown factor, late 70’s probably, can you tell us ? Listen to this
sweet melt of Afro-Beat, Highlife and Juju.

tracks;

1 Egungun Riot 1976
2 Ki araiye sora

To continue we have us an album by Alhaja Queen Salawa Abeni, she
was the one with two requests so here she is. Salawa has a full and
strong voice, surrounded by all those drums this sounds fabulous.
Rare Nigerian material you don’t get to hear every day, check it
and stay tuned, there’s some great stuff yet to follow.

tracks;

1 Ere lawa se
– Awa ni omode olorin
– Kosi ibi t’odabi ile
– K’eya ba mi lo ijesha
– B’araiye ngbogun
2 Oba ayeraiye
– Egbade f’alade
– Eje k’ajo jo
– Late Alhaji Taoreed Abedigba
– Owo pelu-omo
– Ise ori ranmi

This 33 year old album has an almost invisible cover, it wobbles and
whirls and wanders about ’cause the hole is not in the middle. Still,
even while sometimes false, a good listen worth. Sweet
highlife by the Oriental Brothers.

tracks;

1 Murtala Mohammed
2 Nkwa pt. 1
3 Nwoke ezu-ike
4 Ndidi

Another Tribute album in juju style today. Chief Commander Ebenezer
brings it to the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Ebenezer flirts with
western influences on this LP and calls it ‘Miliki Sound’.
Extremely nice talking drums, sweeet juju.

tracks;

1 Tribute to the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo
2 Enia ti mo feran ju
– Wa sun laiya mi
– Abanije eku ofo
– Ara yin le nda loro
– Oke kan ga joke
– Jesu ni mo fehinti

Here’s a piece of Yoruba Juju History, a Sunny Adé from 1976.
To my humble opinion one of the better albums. Unfortunately
it has some pops and crakcle, I guess it is worth at least a
couple of spins though. Get it and spread it ..

Hier is een plaatje met wat Yoruba Juju historie met Sunny
Adé uit 1976. Ik denk zelf één van zijn betere albums. Hij
heeft wel wat plopjes en kraakjes maar is het toch waard om
op z’n minst enkele keren te draaien naar mijn mening.
Pak hem, luister en geef door aan je vrienden ..

tracks;

1 Late General Murtala Muhammed
– Afemi afemi
– Asa nke
2 Ominu Nkomi
– Ika to to simu
– Odofin bello
– Mo beru agba

The number one fuji master of Nigeria,
Alhaji Chief Sikiru Ayinde Barrister is back.
If you like a lot of drums, this is your thing.
His Supreme Fuji Commanders beat like crazy.

tracks;

1 E jijo olomo
– Alhaji Chief Lamidi Oladosu
– Alhaji opeloyeru
2 Oba oke ma fi ina gbogbo wa
– Alhaji mulikat abeni dasilva
– Chief Modupe Badero ( naira pools )

Fuji is a Nigerian music style that started at the end of the 60’s.
It exists mainly from percussion, like talking drums, and vocals.
Fuji got so popular during the 80’s that it took over juju. It is said
that fuji represents the Islam like juju does for the Cristians.
Kollington Ayinla was the second most popular Fuji wizard after Sikiru
Ayinde Barrister and the two were rivals untill fuji got so popular,
even called dancefloor exitement, that it didn’t matter anymore.
With razorsharp lyrics, Ayinla was the source of social commentary
in the Yoruba Muslim music scene. Second fuji album on this page,
with some left to follow, enjoy !

tracks;

1 Oluwa wa se l’aiye
– Second tier
– Late Willy and power
– Owodele ayodele ( JP )
– Gbanjare O.
2 Olorun nikan l’oba
– Alaragbo ku abo
– Ibraimoh danmusa
– Iyawo mi ma segberaga
– Ayinla ti de

Next to King Sunny Adé and Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey, this
is one of the greatest juju artists. Very sweet 1978 album
by Admiral Dele Abiodun & his Top Hitters Band. Don’t miss it.

tracks;

1 Je ka jo jojo adawa system
– Osupa o pe meji
– Baby mi ma foya
– Elemu nget on
– Emi ni aiye a ye
2 Edumare gbe rere ko wa
– Robert Opone
– Olu Ajisegbede
– Rora feso jaiye ori e