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This weeks show is all on Afrobeat, a combination of American jazz, funk and Nigerian beat. It is the starchild of  Nigerian multi-intrumentalist Fela Anikulapo Kuti. We delve into Fela Kuti and various off shoots of his band plus some of his international afrobeat contemporaries.

Artist – Song – Album

O K Ou – Afrodizz – Froots

Fela Kuti – Army Arrangement – Army Arrangement

Tony Allen & his African Messengers – No Discrimination – Nigeria 70

Femi Kuti – Changes – s/t

Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 – Think Africa  – Seun Kuti and Egypt 80

Spam Allstars – Afrika – Electrodomestics

Chicago Afrobeat Project – Bscg2 (A) – Move to Silent Unrest

Extra Golden – Obama – Hera Ma Mono

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A fous this week on HIGHLIFE. Highlife originiated in Ghana in the 1900s and spread to Sierra Leone, Nigeria and all of West Africa by 1920s. Characterized by jazzy horns, multiple guitar parts, and uplifting, carefree beats and melodies.

Also a spattering of South African music here and there. Get ready for a show on Benga coming soon with UGA Ethnomusicology professor Jean Kidula!

playlist:

Artist – Song -Album

Asiko  Rock Group -  Lagos City – Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound of the Underground Lagos Dance Floor 1974-1979

Dilika – Ngayishela Yavuma – Homeland: A collection of black South African Music

E.T. Mensah – Save Me – Afrobeat Sessions Disc 2

Osibisa – Che Che Kule -  Heads

Price Nico Mbarga – Christiana – Aki Special

Eric Agyeman – Abenaa Na Aden? – The Rough Guide to West Africa

Sir Victor Uwaifo and his Melody Meastros – Osalobua Rekpama – Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-sounds, and Nigerian Blues 1970-1976 Big

Collins Oke Elaiho & His Odoligie Nobles Dance Band – Simini-Yaya – Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-sounds, and Nigerian Blues 1970-1976

E.T. Mensah – “Ghana-Guinee-Mali”

Samite – Mbonakakalinda – DANCE my children DANCE

Shirari Jazz – John Siye – Benga Beat

Saku – Now That We Found Love

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The fiirst show availibe for your on demand listening plezur!

Sorry about the beginning of the show, the sports guys just keep talking. Just fast forward 3 minutes.

This show is all about music from Nigeria, manly the Juju style of music which originiated with the Yoruba people, a group of people that lived and still live in southern Nigeria, Benin, Ghana, and Togo.  Juju features heavy use of the talking drum and infectious beatz. Try to not dance whilst listening to this. I dare you. I start with more traditional Yoruba songs and then get into the serious Juju music, the main/most famous musicans for Juju being King Sunny Ade (who I saw live this summer!!!!) and Ebeneezer Obey.

Heres the playlist for the show:

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