Lagbaja – Me (Full Album)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/lagbaja-me/
Lágbájá (aka Òpátàmèdù) is a Nigerian musician, singer-songwriter and percussionist as well as a musical humourist.
His stage name means “anonymous” in the Yoruba language.
Lagbaja’s music is a symbolic bridge that connects the old to the new; the dangers, apprehension, and injustices of the Nigerian military era [see also Fela Kuti] to a new […]
Queen Oladunni Decency – Ayanmo l’Owo
https://amf.didiermary.fr/queen-oladunni-decency-ayanmo-lowo/
Serifatu Oladunni Oduguwa (1949-1978), known as Queen Oladunni Decency or Queen Mummy Juju, was a Nigerian singer and guitarist who specialized in the Jùjú genre of music.
Regarded as the first female guitarist in Nigeria, she was the founder and leader of a Jùjú music band called Her Majesty Queen Oladunni Decency and Her Unity […]
Juju Music | Documentary Trailer (1987)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJFu-9Ri2OI
"A unique performance documentary, Juju Music features the urban popular tribe music of Nigeria. The film includes a historic all-night Juju concert in Lagos featuring King Sunny Ade and Ebenezer Obey."
More info:
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342606/
- https://www.jacquesholender.com/juju-music
Deep Listening Day #4 — King Sunny Ade: The Best of the Classic Years (2003). this is gorgeous. Ade was my first big dive into African music. I saw him and his band at The Ritz (NYC) in 1984 I believe. an amazing show.
#DeepListening #KingSunnyAde #BestOfTheClassicYears #JujuMusic #Nigerian
Manu Dibango – Waka Juju
https://amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango-waka-juju/
Waka Juju is an ode to Juju Music on this 6-track album from 1982.
Mixing Afrobeat, Highlife and Jazz Funk influences across 6 tracks, Dibango incorporated electronic elements into his sound, with synths played by legend Wally Badarou.
#80smusic #Bénin #Cameroon #Highlife #Jazz #JujuMusic #LiveMusic #ManuDibango #AfroBeat
Sorrow Tears and Blood - Fela Kuti & Africa 70
Aminata Du Thé - Amadou Balake
Kaleta & Super Yamba Band
https://amf.didiermary.fr/kaleta-super-yamba-band/
With Afrobeat & Juju veteran Leon Ligan-Majek (aka Kaleta) —a native of Benin Republic— on lead guitar, the Brooklyn-based Afro-Funk band Super Yamba Band explores the psychedelic sounds from Benin & Nigeria. […]
Kola Ogunkoya – Easy Motion Owambe
https://amf.didiermary.fr/kola-ogunkoya-easy-motion-owambe/
Kola Ogunkoya is a Nigerian Afrobeat musician who uses the term “Afro Gbedu” to describe his style of music, which includes Jazz, Highlife, Jùjú, Funk and traditional Yoruba music.
King Sunny Ade live
https://amf.didiermary.fr/king-sunny-ade-live/
The King of Juju Music, King Sunny Ade live!
Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye (born September 1946), known professionally as King Sunny Adé, is a Nigerian jùjú singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
He is regarded as one of the first African pop musicians to gain international success, and has been called one of the most influential musicians [...]
#80smusic #FullAlbum #JujuMusic #LiveMusic #Nigeria #OldAfricanMusic
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