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
Week Ending: Dec 21 Dec 14 Dec 7 Nov 30 Nov 23 Nov 16 Nov 9 Nov 2
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
2. Jan 04, 2020: Hanging in the Boneyard
Ugali, Amalinja
5. Dec 27, 2018: Hanging in the Bone Yard
Ugali, Nekwaha Semi Colon, Amalinja
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
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


Track Listing
 ArtistTrack Name
1. Anambra Beats, The Ayamma
2. Ukwu, Celestine & His Philosophers National Okwuke Na Nchekwube
3. Ezekiel, The Don Issac Combination Amalinja
4. Funkees, The Akulu Owu Onyeara
5. Ojo, Dele & His Star Brothers Band Oja Omoba
6. Harbours Band, The Koma Mosi
7. Semi Colon, The Nekwaha Semi Colon
8. Uwaifo, Sir Victor & His Melody Masters Osalobua Rekpama
9. St. Augustine & His Rovers Dance Band Onwu Ama Dike
10. Sahara All Stars Of Jos, The Feso Jaiye
11. Mono Mono Ema Kowa Iasa Ile Wa
12. Oyelana, Tunjiy & The Benders To Whom It May Concern
13. Benson, Tony Sextet Ugali
14. Nigerian Police Force Band, The Asiko Mi Ni
15. Ezike, Godwin & The Ambassadors Torri Wowo
16. Opotopo Belema
17. Satch, Dan & His Atomic 8 Dance Band Of Aba Alabeka
18. Cooper, Popular & His All Beats Band Arraino
19. Elaiho, Collins Oke & His Odoligie Nobles Dance Band Simini-Yaya
20. Johnson, Bola & His Easy Life Top Beats Buroda Mase
21. Hykkers, The I Want A Break Thru'
22. Akaeze, George & His Augmented Hits Business Before Pleasure
23. Abraham, Shadow With His Mono Mono Friends Omo Yen Wu Mi
24. Fadaka, Leo & The Heroes Blak Sound
25. Joseph, Osaymore & The Creative 7 Eguae Oba
26. Williams, Etubom Rex & His Nigerian Artistes Akpaison