Various Artists / Nigeria 70: Sweet Times - Afro Funk, Highlife & Juju From 1970's Lagos
| Album: | Nigeria 70: Sweet Times - Afro Funk, Highlife & Juju From 1970's Lagos | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Aug 2011 | |
| Label: | Strut-Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2011-11-06 | Pull Date: | 2012-01-08 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
|---|
| Week Ending: | Jan 1 | Dec 18 | Dec 11 | Dec 4 | Nov 27 | Nov 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 12, 2022: | Music Casserole
Unity If Africa |
4. | Dec 31, 2011: | Music Casserole
Kinringjingbin |
|
| 2. | May 30, 2016: | Lullabies in Dali's Animal Kingdom #7
Henrietta |
5. | Dec 28, 2011: | Morning Glory "Best Of 2011"
Viva Disco, Kinringjingbin |
|
| 3. | Nov 08, 2014: | Music Casserole
Idegbani |
6. | Dec 14, 2011: | Morning Glory
Unity If Africa |
Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2011-11-06
Reviewed 2011-11-06
Soul, funk, disco and rock influences on traditional guitar highlife blended with Jazz, funk and juju grooves. These songs were never released outside Nigeria before.
All tracks are GREAT even with noise from the original vinyl.
1: 6:17 fast pounding rhythm, brass, male vocal/wail
2: 4:40 fast, pounding rhythm, male vocal, guitar, vocal & sax
****3: 3:20 mid tempo, male vocal, cool chang-a-lang funk guitar, flute
****4: 4:29 slow, cool jam, male vocal, great guitars lifted from a rare Polydor 45, a bit scratchy but oh so cool.
****5: 6:04 mid tempo, locked bass groove, male vocal call & response, brass
****6: 15:10 mid tempo fantastic juju groove. very minimal male vocals
****7: 8:03 fast hard pounding groove, brass, great guitar groove, male voc/chant
8: 5:39 Instrumental, big bass line, brass, guitars
9: 5:18 mellow cool tune, male vocal
10: 5:17 male voc, chorus, mellow cool tune, scratchy & pops from the vinyl.
11: 3:04 slower, male vocal, guitar & percussion
12: 5:38 mid tempo, guitars, male vocal
****13: 6:40 mid tempo, nice psychedelic reverb guitar, percussion groove, male voc/chant
D Farrell 11/2011
All tracks are GREAT even with noise from the original vinyl.
1: 6:17 fast pounding rhythm, brass, male vocal/wail
2: 4:40 fast, pounding rhythm, male vocal, guitar, vocal & sax
****3: 3:20 mid tempo, male vocal, cool chang-a-lang funk guitar, flute
****4: 4:29 slow, cool jam, male vocal, great guitars lifted from a rare Polydor 45, a bit scratchy but oh so cool.
****5: 6:04 mid tempo, locked bass groove, male vocal call & response, brass
****6: 15:10 mid tempo fantastic juju groove. very minimal male vocals
****7: 8:03 fast hard pounding groove, brass, great guitar groove, male voc/chant
8: 5:39 Instrumental, big bass line, brass, guitars
9: 5:18 mellow cool tune, male vocal
10: 5:17 male voc, chorus, mellow cool tune, scratchy & pops from the vinyl.
11: 3:04 slower, male vocal, guitar & percussion
12: 5:38 mid tempo, guitars, male vocal
****13: 6:40 mid tempo, nice psychedelic reverb guitar, percussion groove, male voc/chant
D Farrell 11/2011
Track Listing