Another album of Nigerian Highlife, when I was on my way to Normandie where the party was, I dropped by the shop of 'A', in Le Havre, he's one of the dealers I use to meet in Utrecht at the fair.That's where I found this LP. From '78, don't be too late. tracks; 1 Nwanne[...]

Quite a funny surprise, when you come home with an LP looking like it's really old and dusty, and then when you take it out of it's cover it turns out to look all fresh and funky. And then you play it and it sounds like this, wow.. Awesome highlife by one of Nigeria's greatest[...]

For this once we follow up on a post of HTD. Jillem just posted 'Uwa Ekwe Nmeta' by Imo Brothers International. It inspired me to do another album with Fiddey Onwuneme and his group. This is 'Kwurumenu' from 1983, also on Afrodisia. An Owerri highlife band with firm sound such as Oriental and Continental Brothers[...]

An album without any information on Rogers All Stars from Onitsha, Nigeria. I found it with the wrong sleeve and had to copy this one from Youtube for it was the only one I could find. It concerns the Original Brothers Band led by Sir Major with Iheoma Ogo Egbulum from 1980. The highlife makes[...]

In het rijtje Oriental brothers, Continental Brothers, Kabaka etc. hebben we vandaag een plaatje van de Lucky brothers. Nigeriaanse highlife rammelt zo lekker door, veel trommeltjes, ruwe vokalen en verrassende geluidjes, ik hou ervan..en jij..? Connecting with the Oriental brothers, Continental Brothers, Kabaka etc. we've got an album by the Lucky Brothers today. Nigerian highlife[...]

When you don't look good, at first it seems we have another album by the famous Oriental Brothers. But no, it isn't. These are the Continental Brothers from Owerri, also Nigerian, from the same area if I'm not mistaking, comparable style but different guys. I did not find any useful information on this band, they[...]

Dear visitor, good morning. Yesterday we had a somewhat misplaced post. It was given to me by a friend and I should have done my homework. It concerned a Youlou Mabiala which was messed up. I decided to take it down and give you something worth the disc space. Let's see .. This is The[...]

When most people think about the music of Nigeria, the first thing that comes to mind is probably afrobeat, the darkly funky African jazz stew popularized by bandleader Fela Kuti, himself a Yoruba from the southwestern region of the country. Or perhaps they might mention other Yoruba musicians such as King Sunny Ade and Ebenezer[...]

The Ikenga Super Stars of Africa, led by Vincent Okoroego, a former member of Steven Osita Osadebe’s Nigeria Sound Makers were a leading Igbo “guitar highlife” group of the seventies and eighties in Nigeria. The Ikengas called their style of music “Ikwokilikwo”, a fast-paced form of highlife popularized by Oliver de Coque and Godwin Kabaka[...]

One of Nigeria's most succesful highlife bands was 'The Oriental Brothers'. It was founded by the brothers, Kabaka, Dan Satch and Warrior Opara early seventies. Later the brothers all took their own course and split up in Dr. Sir Warrior & his Oriental Brothers, Godwin Kabaka Opara's Oriental Brothers, Oriental Brothers International Band, led by[...]

It's becoming quite a series, our global samplers now cover 50 compilations of global recommendations. If you hear something you like, use our search-bar to realise a fast recovery of the concerning post.. tracks; 01 - Les Mangelepa - Safari ya magelepa 02 - Aniceto Molina - El niño ingles 03 - Kyerematen Stars -[...]

Would you like some suggestions concerning posts until march 2013 ? Sampler volume 47 has a few. 18 different artists in multiple style, enjoy exploring the groove.. tracks; 01 - Conjunto Chappotín - Yo soy tiburón 02 - Franco de mi Amor & l'O.K. Jazz - Accident ya cherie 03 - Oriental Brothers International -[...]

Hello groovers, yesterday I received some really nice feedback from one of our visitors. Obiora Obikwelu from Minnesota USA is from Nigerian descent and grew up with the Nigerian Highlife of Oliver de Coque, Oriental Brothers and such. He started his own little group inspired by the music of his ancestors and sent us some[...]

With over 1100 posts, the Global Groove is becoming quite a reference book. Lots of styles from lots of countries are to be found here. To help you find your way through all those LP's, there are several options. If you know what you're looking for, just type it in our search-bar on the left.[...]