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it's about Nigerian's funky 70s past, the music will astonish you ...N'joy
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Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. Long the site of numerous kingdoms and empires, the modern state of Nigeria has its origins in the British colonization of the region during the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries, emerging from the combination of two neighboring British protectorates: (the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate). The British set up administrative and legal structures while retaining traditional chiefdoms. Nigeria became independent in 1960, but plunged into civil war several years later. It has since alternated between democratically-elected civilian governments and military dictatorships, with its 2011 presidential elections being viewed as the first to be conducted reasonably free and fair.
Nigeria is often referred to as the "the Giant of Africa", due to its large population and economy. With around 174 million inhabitants, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. The country is inhabited by over 500 ethnic groups, of which the three largest comprising 60%. are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. Nigeria is roughly divided in half between Christians, who mostly live in the Southern and central parts of the country, and Muslims, concentrated mostly in the North and South-West. Its economy (GDP) in 2014 became the largest in Africa; worth more than $500 billion, and overtaking South Africa while becoming the world's 26th largest economy.
The people traded overland with traders from North Africa for centuries. In the 16th century, Spanish and Portuguese explorers were the first Europeans to begin trade in Nigeria, in the port they named Lagos and in Calabar. The Europeans traded goods with the peoples of the coast. Soon they also negotiated for a portion of the existing African slave trade. When the Europeans entered the trade, they transported slaves mostly to the Americas to work as labourers. There, slavery became a racial caste to which people of African descent were confined, particularly in what became the United States. According to the Encyclopedia of African History, "It is estimated that by the 1890s the largest slave population of the world, about 2 million people, was concentrated in the territories of the Islamic Sokoto Caliphate. The use of slave labor was extensive, especially in agriculture.
The independent kingdoms of what later became Nigeria fought many wars against the British Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries trying to regain independence. By war, the British conquered Benin in 1897, and in the Anglo-Aro War from 1901—1902 defeated other opponents. The restraint or complete destruction of these states opened up the Niger area to British rule. In 1914, the British formally united the Niger area as the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria. Administratively, Nigeria remained divided into the northern and southern provinces and Lagos Colony. The people of the South, with more interaction with the British and other Europeans due to the coastal economy, adopted Western education and developed a modern economy more rapidly than in the north. Many of its elite's sons went to Great Britain for education. The regional differences continue to be expressed in Nigeria's political life as well.
On 1 October 1960, Nigeria gained its independence from the United Kingdom. Nigeria's government was a coalition of conservative parties: the Nigerian People's Congress (NPC), a party dominated by Northerners and those of the Islamic faith; and the Igbo and Christian-dominated National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) led by Nnamdi Azikiwe, who became Nigeria's maiden Governor-General in 1960. The cultural and political differences among Nigeria's dominant ethnic groups: the Hausa ('Northerners'), Igbo ('Easterners') and Yoruba ('Westerners'), were sharp.The Northern coup, motivated by ethnic and religious reasons, resulted in the deaths of many military officers and civilians, especially those of Igbo descent. The violence against the Igbo increased their desire for autonomy. By May 1967, the Eastern Region voted to declare independence as a state called the Republic of Biafra, under the leadership of Lt Colonel Emeka Ojukwu. The Nigerian Civil War began as the Nigerian (Western and Northern) side attacked Biafra (South-eastern) on 6 July 1967 at Garkem. The 30 month war, with a long siege of Biafra and its isolation from trade and supplies, ended in January 1970. Estimates of the number of dead in the former Eastern Region are between 1 and 3 million people, from warfare, disease, and starvation, during the 30-month civil war. Britain and the Soviet Union were the main military backers of the Nigerian government while France and others helped the Biafrans.
During the oil boom of the 1970s, Nigeria joined OPEC, and the huge revenue generated made the economy richer, although the military administration did nothing to improve the standard of living of the population, or to help the small and medium businesses, or even invest in the infrastructure. As oil revenues fuelled the rise of federal subventions to states, the federal government became the centre of political struggle and the threshold of power in the country. As oil production and revenue rose, the Nigerian government created a dangerous situation as it became increasingly dependent on oil revenues and the international commodity markets for budgetary and economic concerns; it did not build economic stability. That spelled doom to federalism in Nigeria.
Nigeria regained democracy in 1999 when it elected Olusegun Obasanjo, the former military head of state, as the new President of Nigeria ending almost 33 years of military rule (from 1966 until 1999). Ethnic violence over the oil producing Niger Delta region and inadequate infrastructures are some of the issues in the country. Umaru Yar'Adua of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) came into power in the general election of 2007 – an election that was witnessed and condemned by the international community as being severely flawed. Yar'Adua died on 5 May 2010. Dr. Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in as Yar'Adua's replacement on 6 May 2010. Goodluck Jonathan of the PDP was declared the winner on 19 April 2011, having won the election by a total of 22,495,187 of the 39,469,484 votes cast. He seems the laissez faire type, unfortunately the insanely violent Boko Haran terrorists will demand serious attenton...
Next week more about Nigeria
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Today's albums are a rarety of sorts because the label that released them, sort of rertracted them and released single cd samplers with colourful subtitles such as Nigeria 70 - Lagos Jump (Original Heavyweight Afrobeat Highlife & Afro-Funk), Nigeria 70 - Sweet Times (Afro-Funk, High Life and JuJu from 1970's Lagos) and the double Nigeria 70 The Definitive Story Of Funky Lagos. The double albums here are thus quiet unique as plenty of what's on offer here isn't made available with the albums mentoned above.
Given what most Westerners know about Nigeria's history, the title of this collection may seem odd, but in fact, it represents the beginning of a brief decade when things were finally shifting in the nation's favor. This was the beginning of the true post-colonial period for Nigeria, the Biafran war had come to an end, there was an oil boom offering disposable income to a larger portion of the population, and musicians were benefiting from an increase in the number of clubs to play in and the interest of both local and international major labels taking root on their soil. Add to this the innovations brought about by musicians themselves, many of whom who had traveled internationally. Strut has assembled a solid 13 tracks that signify the musical fruits of this period on Nigeria 70 The music ranges from the sprightly, rocking highlife to the proto-Igbo highlife funk and the futuristic juju. The sheer variety of styles, dialects, and musical
ambition is startling. This set is irresistible; unlike many other comps out there, its sound is as good as it gets, necessary volumes for any fan of African groove music from the 1970s in general and Nigeria in particular.
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Various - Nigeria 70 Vol.1-1 (flac 408mb)
01 Koola Lobitos - Ololufe Mi 5:15
02 Monomono - Tire Loma Da Nigbehin 4:46
03 Blo - Chant To Mother Earth 6:04
04 Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Africa 70 - Jeun Ko Ku (Chop 'N' Quench) 7:15
05 Tunji Oyelana and The Benders - Ifa 5:11
06 Bala Miller and The Great Music Pyrameeds Of Afrika - Ikon Allah 5:44
07 Segun Bucknor and His Revolution - La La La 3:33
08 Peter King - Shango 5:49
09 Tony Allen and His Afro Messengers - No Discrimination 7:30
10 Sir Victor Uwaifo & His Melody Maestroes - Akayan Ekassa 3:11
11 William Onyeabor - Better Change Your Mind 8:13
12 Bongos Ikwue - Woman Made The Devil 4:06
13 Eric Showboat Akaeze - We Dey Find Money 10:08
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Various - Nigeria 70 Vol.1-2 (flac 458mb)
14 Orlando Julius & His Afro Sounders - Alo Mi Alo (Parts 1 & 2 ) 8:02
15 Sir Shina Peters - Yabis 6:58
16 Afro Cult Foundation - The Quest 7:11
17 Joni Haastrup - Greetings 6:12
18 Gasper Lawal - Kita Kita 6:05
19 Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Africa 70 - Upside Down 14:43
20 Chief Checker - Africa Ire 5:42
21 King Sunny Ade & His African Beats - Ja Fun Mi (Instrumental) 7:16
22 The Faces - Tug Of War 4:19
23 Orlando Julius - Afro Blues 6:14
24 The Black Santiagos - Ole 3:15
25 Madman Jaga - Hankuri 3:01
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Various - Nigeria 70 Vol.2-1 (flac 465mb)
01 Sahara All Stars - Take Your Soul 7:09
02 Sahara All Stars - Alikali Adajo 8L58
03 Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination - Ire 3:20
04 Dr Victor Olaiya's International All-Stars - Kinringjingbin 4:28
05 Fela Kuti - Go Slow 11:59
06 Tunji Oyelana - Ipasan 5:20
07 Etubom Rex Williams - Isip 3:31
08 Orlando Julius - Mura Sise 7:00
09 The Anansa Profesionals - Enwan 5:31
10 The Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination - The Lords Prayer 3:13
11 Agboho feat Easy Kabaka Brown - Obotopo 8:53
12 Tunji Oyelana - Iwo Ko La Dami 5:49
13 The Nkengas - Anyi Bundi Igbo 3:08
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Various - Nigeria 70 Vol.2-2 (flac 474mb)
14 Uppers International - Dankasa 3:36
15 Bola Johnson & His Easy Life Top Beats - Lagos Sisi 3:23
16 K. Frimpong - Me Yee Owu Den 8:54
17 Fela Kuti - Africa Centre Of The World 14:22
18 African Brothers Band - Ngyegye No So 3:22
19 Jay-U Experience - Some More 6:03
20 Tunde Mabadu - Viva Disco 5:40
21 S-Job Movement - Love Affair 6:48
22 Dr. Victor Olaiya's All Stars - Omeleble 5:53
23 De Frank Professionals - Afe Ato Yen Bio 4:43
24 Commander In Chief Osita Osadet - Onyebu Chi 3:34
25 Fidel Sax Bateke - Motako 4:52
26 Fuburu Sekibo - Psychedelic Baby 3:10
27 Mixed Grill - A Brand New Wayo 5:01
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it's about Nigerian's funky 70s past, the music will astonish you ...N'joy
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. Long the site of numerous kingdoms and empires, the modern state of Nigeria has its origins in the British colonization of the region during the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries, emerging from the combination of two neighboring British protectorates: (the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate). The British set up administrative and legal structures while retaining traditional chiefdoms. Nigeria became independent in 1960, but plunged into civil war several years later. It has since alternated between democratically-elected civilian governments and military dictatorships, with its 2011 presidential elections being viewed as the first to be conducted reasonably free and fair.
Nigeria is often referred to as the "the Giant of Africa", due to its large population and economy. With around 174 million inhabitants, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. The country is inhabited by over 500 ethnic groups, of which the three largest comprising 60%. are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. Nigeria is roughly divided in half between Christians, who mostly live in the Southern and central parts of the country, and Muslims, concentrated mostly in the North and South-West. Its economy (GDP) in 2014 became the largest in Africa; worth more than $500 billion, and overtaking South Africa while becoming the world's 26th largest economy.
The people traded overland with traders from North Africa for centuries. In the 16th century, Spanish and Portuguese explorers were the first Europeans to begin trade in Nigeria, in the port they named Lagos and in Calabar. The Europeans traded goods with the peoples of the coast. Soon they also negotiated for a portion of the existing African slave trade. When the Europeans entered the trade, they transported slaves mostly to the Americas to work as labourers. There, slavery became a racial caste to which people of African descent were confined, particularly in what became the United States. According to the Encyclopedia of African History, "It is estimated that by the 1890s the largest slave population of the world, about 2 million people, was concentrated in the territories of the Islamic Sokoto Caliphate. The use of slave labor was extensive, especially in agriculture.
The independent kingdoms of what later became Nigeria fought many wars against the British Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries trying to regain independence. By war, the British conquered Benin in 1897, and in the Anglo-Aro War from 1901—1902 defeated other opponents. The restraint or complete destruction of these states opened up the Niger area to British rule. In 1914, the British formally united the Niger area as the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria. Administratively, Nigeria remained divided into the northern and southern provinces and Lagos Colony. The people of the South, with more interaction with the British and other Europeans due to the coastal economy, adopted Western education and developed a modern economy more rapidly than in the north. Many of its elite's sons went to Great Britain for education. The regional differences continue to be expressed in Nigeria's political life as well.
On 1 October 1960, Nigeria gained its independence from the United Kingdom. Nigeria's government was a coalition of conservative parties: the Nigerian People's Congress (NPC), a party dominated by Northerners and those of the Islamic faith; and the Igbo and Christian-dominated National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) led by Nnamdi Azikiwe, who became Nigeria's maiden Governor-General in 1960. The cultural and political differences among Nigeria's dominant ethnic groups: the Hausa ('Northerners'), Igbo ('Easterners') and Yoruba ('Westerners'), were sharp.The Northern coup, motivated by ethnic and religious reasons, resulted in the deaths of many military officers and civilians, especially those of Igbo descent. The violence against the Igbo increased their desire for autonomy. By May 1967, the Eastern Region voted to declare independence as a state called the Republic of Biafra, under the leadership of Lt Colonel Emeka Ojukwu. The Nigerian Civil War began as the Nigerian (Western and Northern) side attacked Biafra (South-eastern) on 6 July 1967 at Garkem. The 30 month war, with a long siege of Biafra and its isolation from trade and supplies, ended in January 1970. Estimates of the number of dead in the former Eastern Region are between 1 and 3 million people, from warfare, disease, and starvation, during the 30-month civil war. Britain and the Soviet Union were the main military backers of the Nigerian government while France and others helped the Biafrans.
During the oil boom of the 1970s, Nigeria joined OPEC, and the huge revenue generated made the economy richer, although the military administration did nothing to improve the standard of living of the population, or to help the small and medium businesses, or even invest in the infrastructure. As oil revenues fuelled the rise of federal subventions to states, the federal government became the centre of political struggle and the threshold of power in the country. As oil production and revenue rose, the Nigerian government created a dangerous situation as it became increasingly dependent on oil revenues and the international commodity markets for budgetary and economic concerns; it did not build economic stability. That spelled doom to federalism in Nigeria.
Nigeria regained democracy in 1999 when it elected Olusegun Obasanjo, the former military head of state, as the new President of Nigeria ending almost 33 years of military rule (from 1966 until 1999). Ethnic violence over the oil producing Niger Delta region and inadequate infrastructures are some of the issues in the country. Umaru Yar'Adua of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) came into power in the general election of 2007 – an election that was witnessed and condemned by the international community as being severely flawed. Yar'Adua died on 5 May 2010. Dr. Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in as Yar'Adua's replacement on 6 May 2010. Goodluck Jonathan of the PDP was declared the winner on 19 April 2011, having won the election by a total of 22,495,187 of the 39,469,484 votes cast. He seems the laissez faire type, unfortunately the insanely violent Boko Haran terrorists will demand serious attenton...
Next week more about Nigeria
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
Today's albums are a rarety of sorts because the label that released them, sort of rertracted them and released single cd samplers with colourful subtitles such as Nigeria 70 - Lagos Jump (Original Heavyweight Afrobeat Highlife & Afro-Funk), Nigeria 70 - Sweet Times (Afro-Funk, High Life and JuJu from 1970's Lagos) and the double Nigeria 70 The Definitive Story Of Funky Lagos. The double albums here are thus quiet unique as plenty of what's on offer here isn't made available with the albums mentoned above.
Given what most Westerners know about Nigeria's history, the title of this collection may seem odd, but in fact, it represents the beginning of a brief decade when things were finally shifting in the nation's favor. This was the beginning of the true post-colonial period for Nigeria, the Biafran war had come to an end, there was an oil boom offering disposable income to a larger portion of the population, and musicians were benefiting from an increase in the number of clubs to play in and the interest of both local and international major labels taking root on their soil. Add to this the innovations brought about by musicians themselves, many of whom who had traveled internationally. Strut has assembled a solid 13 tracks that signify the musical fruits of this period on Nigeria 70 The music ranges from the sprightly, rocking highlife to the proto-Igbo highlife funk and the futuristic juju. The sheer variety of styles, dialects, and musical
ambition is startling. This set is irresistible; unlike many other comps out there, its sound is as good as it gets, necessary volumes for any fan of African groove music from the 1970s in general and Nigeria in particular.
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
Various - Nigeria 70 Vol.1-1 (flac 408mb)
01 Koola Lobitos - Ololufe Mi 5:15
02 Monomono - Tire Loma Da Nigbehin 4:46
03 Blo - Chant To Mother Earth 6:04
04 Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Africa 70 - Jeun Ko Ku (Chop 'N' Quench) 7:15
05 Tunji Oyelana and The Benders - Ifa 5:11
06 Bala Miller and The Great Music Pyrameeds Of Afrika - Ikon Allah 5:44
07 Segun Bucknor and His Revolution - La La La 3:33
08 Peter King - Shango 5:49
09 Tony Allen and His Afro Messengers - No Discrimination 7:30
10 Sir Victor Uwaifo & His Melody Maestroes - Akayan Ekassa 3:11
11 William Onyeabor - Better Change Your Mind 8:13
12 Bongos Ikwue - Woman Made The Devil 4:06
13 Eric Showboat Akaeze - We Dey Find Money 10:08
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Various - Nigeria 70 Vol.1-2 (flac 458mb)
14 Orlando Julius & His Afro Sounders - Alo Mi Alo (Parts 1 & 2 ) 8:02
15 Sir Shina Peters - Yabis 6:58
16 Afro Cult Foundation - The Quest 7:11
17 Joni Haastrup - Greetings 6:12
18 Gasper Lawal - Kita Kita 6:05
19 Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Africa 70 - Upside Down 14:43
20 Chief Checker - Africa Ire 5:42
21 King Sunny Ade & His African Beats - Ja Fun Mi (Instrumental) 7:16
22 The Faces - Tug Of War 4:19
23 Orlando Julius - Afro Blues 6:14
24 The Black Santiagos - Ole 3:15
25 Madman Jaga - Hankuri 3:01
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Various - Nigeria 70 Vol.2-1 (flac 465mb)
01 Sahara All Stars - Take Your Soul 7:09
02 Sahara All Stars - Alikali Adajo 8L58
03 Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination - Ire 3:20
04 Dr Victor Olaiya's International All-Stars - Kinringjingbin 4:28
05 Fela Kuti - Go Slow 11:59
06 Tunji Oyelana - Ipasan 5:20
07 Etubom Rex Williams - Isip 3:31
08 Orlando Julius - Mura Sise 7:00
09 The Anansa Profesionals - Enwan 5:31
10 The Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination - The Lords Prayer 3:13
11 Agboho feat Easy Kabaka Brown - Obotopo 8:53
12 Tunji Oyelana - Iwo Ko La Dami 5:49
13 The Nkengas - Anyi Bundi Igbo 3:08
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Various - Nigeria 70 Vol.2-2 (flac 474mb)
14 Uppers International - Dankasa 3:36
15 Bola Johnson & His Easy Life Top Beats - Lagos Sisi 3:23
16 K. Frimpong - Me Yee Owu Den 8:54
17 Fela Kuti - Africa Centre Of The World 14:22
18 African Brothers Band - Ngyegye No So 3:22
19 Jay-U Experience - Some More 6:03
20 Tunde Mabadu - Viva Disco 5:40
21 S-Job Movement - Love Affair 6:48
22 Dr. Victor Olaiya's All Stars - Omeleble 5:53
23 De Frank Professionals - Afe Ato Yen Bio 4:43
24 Commander In Chief Osita Osadet - Onyebu Chi 3:34
25 Fidel Sax Bateke - Motako 4:52
26 Fuburu Sekibo - Psychedelic Baby 3:10
27 Mixed Grill - A Brand New Wayo 5:01
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7 comments:
I'm a big Nigeria 70 fan and own the various released compilations but have never seen this double-album set before.
Many of the FLAC links seem to be dead now though. Any chance of a re-upload? Would really appreciate it...
Your blog is great by the way, thanks for all the super posts especially the West Africa ones...
These are 2 double album sets, which one do you want re=upped
Hi can you re-up all of these astonishing albums. Thanks again.
Many thanks for sharing this two essential compilations - there have been a host of Nigerian 70s Afro/funk/disco compilations over the last few years and these two are definitely among the best.
Great to have these in FLAC!
Hi Rho
A re-up of these would be great!
Many thanks.
Many thanks for all who contributed to the re-up of these, great stuff!
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