Various Artists / Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-6
| Album: | Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-6 | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Sep 2008 | |
| Label: | Soundway Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2008-10-19 | Pull Date: | 2008-12-21 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 21 | Dec 14 | Dec 7 | Nov 30 | Nov 23 | Nov 16 | Nov 9 | Nov 2 |
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| Airplays: | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 14, 2023: | Music Casserole
Ugali |
4. | Jan 16, 2019: | Take a spin
Amalinja |
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| 2. | Jan 04, 2020: | Hanging in the Boneyard
Ugali, Amalinja |
5. | Dec 27, 2018: | Hanging in the Bone Yard
Ugali, Nekwaha Semi Colon, Amalinja |
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| 3. | Jun 22, 2019: | Hanging in the bone yard
Ayamma |
6. | Feb 20, 2018: | Waste FM
Ayamma |
Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2008-10-19
Reviewed 2008-10-19
Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-76
Can not go wrong with any track
CD #1
***1: 4:07 mid tempo, smooth groove, throaty male vocal, male chorus.
2: 6:11 mid tempo, great guitar picking, very cool male vocal/wail
****3: 5:17 GREAT chang-a-lang funk guitar groove, cool male vocals/chorus, wailing sax.
***4: 7:31 mid tempo, keyboard percussion locked groove, male vocal/wail
5: 3:43 faster percussion groove, fast male vocal, the percussion is GREAT
6: 2:56 mid tempo, male vocal, clave sticks, wailing sax, e guitar
****7: 3:31 fast percussion and fantastic e guitar, male vocal/chant, Great groove, ramps up faster at end
8: 3:22 slower, guitar, male vocal, big bass
***9: 6:07 mid tempo, lots of percussion, male vocal/chant groove., e guitar
10: 4:10 slower, male vocal/wail with male chorus, vibraphone???, nice chill, mellow sax
11: 6:50 mid tempo, male vocal, nice guitar & percussion, keyboard groove, nice bass towards the end.
12: 2:59 slow & low intro. nice vocal in English, slow to mid, cool percussion & e guitar
****13: 5:23 mid tempo Instrumental, funky groove with percussion, wailing sax & e guitar, Hammond B3 jam
CD#2
1: 5:13 mid tempo,keyboard, guitar, percussion male vocal
***2: 3:09 fast male vocal and percussion, keyboard/e guitar groove
****3: 6:15 fast percussion, e guitar groove, male vocal/chorus fast call &
response
**4: 4:36 mid tempo male vocal with horns, percussion & e guitar, cool
groove
5: 3:04 mid tempo male vocal and percussion/e guitar/muted trumpet groove
6: 3:40 mid tempo male vocal and percussion/e guitar groove
**7: 4:57 mid tempo male vocal and percussion/e guitar groove, trumpet
****8: 3:03 funky wah wah e guitar/percussion/big bass jam
****9: 4:38 Great fast percussion/e guitar/brass groove, male vocal in
English
10: 3:30 BIG Bass, slow male vocal, keyboard & e guitar noodling
****11: 4:56 mid to fast, chang-a-lang funk guitar, male vocal/wail
percussion, very cool groove
***12: 4:31 mid tempo mellow percussion, bass, e guitar groove, male vocal/
wail, nice locked groove towards the end.
13: 2:30 mid to fast mellow groove, male vocal.
D Farrell 10/2008
Can not go wrong with any track
CD #1
***1: 4:07 mid tempo, smooth groove, throaty male vocal, male chorus.
2: 6:11 mid tempo, great guitar picking, very cool male vocal/wail
****3: 5:17 GREAT chang-a-lang funk guitar groove, cool male vocals/chorus, wailing sax.
***4: 7:31 mid tempo, keyboard percussion locked groove, male vocal/wail
5: 3:43 faster percussion groove, fast male vocal, the percussion is GREAT
6: 2:56 mid tempo, male vocal, clave sticks, wailing sax, e guitar
****7: 3:31 fast percussion and fantastic e guitar, male vocal/chant, Great groove, ramps up faster at end
8: 3:22 slower, guitar, male vocal, big bass
***9: 6:07 mid tempo, lots of percussion, male vocal/chant groove., e guitar
10: 4:10 slower, male vocal/wail with male chorus, vibraphone???, nice chill, mellow sax
11: 6:50 mid tempo, male vocal, nice guitar & percussion, keyboard groove, nice bass towards the end.
12: 2:59 slow & low intro. nice vocal in English, slow to mid, cool percussion & e guitar
****13: 5:23 mid tempo Instrumental, funky groove with percussion, wailing sax & e guitar, Hammond B3 jam
CD#2
1: 5:13 mid tempo,keyboard, guitar, percussion male vocal
***2: 3:09 fast male vocal and percussion, keyboard/e guitar groove
****3: 6:15 fast percussion, e guitar groove, male vocal/chorus fast call &
response
**4: 4:36 mid tempo male vocal with horns, percussion & e guitar, cool
groove
5: 3:04 mid tempo male vocal and percussion/e guitar/muted trumpet groove
6: 3:40 mid tempo male vocal and percussion/e guitar groove
**7: 4:57 mid tempo male vocal and percussion/e guitar groove, trumpet
****8: 3:03 funky wah wah e guitar/percussion/big bass jam
****9: 4:38 Great fast percussion/e guitar/brass groove, male vocal in
English
10: 3:30 BIG Bass, slow male vocal, keyboard & e guitar noodling
****11: 4:56 mid to fast, chang-a-lang funk guitar, male vocal/wail
percussion, very cool groove
***12: 4:31 mid tempo mellow percussion, bass, e guitar groove, male vocal/
wail, nice locked groove towards the end.
13: 2:30 mid to fast mellow groove, male vocal.
D Farrell 10/2008
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