Various Artists - Nigeria Special Volume 3: Electronic Innovation Meets Culture & Tradition ('78-'93) [3xLP]

Release Date: 11/22/2024

Soundway Records presents a collection of nineteen tracks chronicling a time when drum machines, synthesisers, imported pop, reggae, disco and soul collided with highlife, juju and cultural music in Nigeria. A period of experimentation, adaptation, modification and innovation saw artists and producers using new technology to renew and refresh cultural traditions. Nigerian music continued to evolve in a country that musically rarely stands still.

Triple Vinyl gatefold LP Includes a large 8 page booklet with detailed liner notes, record scans and photos.

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Tracklist

1. Ndi Oma
2. Edue Ukot Akpa Itong
3. Farofa Dancer
4. Jealousy
5. Do Good (Dub)
6. Experience
7. Okpoko Na Azo Eze (Edit)
8. Igbo Nwe Egwu (Edit)
9. Jeje
10. Omoge
11. Oya A (Eje Kayo)
12. Owo Orisa - Ancestral Respects
13. Wumaya Awuma
14. Japadodo
15. Esan
16. Ka Nyi Gbaa Egwu
17. Highlife (Dub)
18. Eyo