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A household name in Nigeria, Dr. Orlando Owoh enjoyed a durable popularity that has cut across generational lines in his home country and beyond. Leading groups such as the Omimah Band and the Young Kenneries, Owoh remained popular even as Nigerian tastes shifted to the newer Juju and Fuji styles! Before this transition, the hot style in Nigeria and Ghana was called Highlife. It developed from a traditional Yoruba genre called “palm wine music”, overlaid with danceable guitar rhythms, and, in the hands of many musicians, it also contained a strong element of Trinidadian calypso. Owoh combined this aesthetic with a traditionalist spin on things to make his own brand of excellent sound.
Tracklist
A1 Festac '77
A2 Late Crosdale Juba
A3 Obiripo Aiye Nyi Lo
A4 Oluwa Sise Re (Oseun)
B1 Adogunro Jaiye Jaiye
B2 Late Madam Florence Ado
B3 Alhaji Rafiu Alalabi
B4 Iwa L'Oluwa Nwo
B5 Operation Feed The Nation