tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post8232462938381618739..comments2024-02-27T04:39:38.457-05:00Comments on with comb & razor: Meri Kirisimasi!Comb & Razorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912912211584098914noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post-84950288328641077012009-05-21T22:13:20.738-05:002009-05-21T22:13:20.738-05:00You certainly did not make my night. 'Heavy Heavy...You certainly did not make my night. 'Heavy Heavy Heavy' passes away Kofi Ghanaba decides to leave us. I am not forgetting the Lady of Africa. What a year. RIPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post-44967932760061435412009-01-04T16:53:00.000-05:002009-01-04T16:53:00.000-05:00John -The old main residence hall area of the Univ...John -<BR/><BR/>The old main residence hall area of the University of Calabar was (is?) known as "Malabo" (as opposed to the old lecture hall/administration area which was called "Abuja") so students who lived in the hostels were called "Malabites" and "Malabresses."<BR/><BR/>it later just became a general term for any student of the university.Comb & Razorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11912912211584098914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post-411081016814155322009-01-04T16:50:00.000-05:002009-01-04T16:50:00.000-05:00What's a Malabite?What's a Malabite?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post-26382076339035575262009-01-04T16:27:00.000-05:002009-01-04T16:27:00.000-05:00Well, Cinderelladragon... I'd say that its worth i...Well, Cinderelladragon... I'd say that its worth is pretty much determined by how much someone is willing to pay for it!<BR/><BR/>(email me - combrazor at yahoo dot com - and i might be able to give you some perspective on that)Comb & Razorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11912912211584098914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post-89869677466174231612009-01-04T15:30:00.000-05:002009-01-04T15:30:00.000-05:00I have near mint copy of Akin Euba's Black Bethele...I have near mint copy of Akin Euba's Black Bethelem album. I don't know whether to sell it or not, have no idea how much it is worth. Would be grateful if anyone knows.Cinderelladragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09200800079162014335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post-77169024180996145582008-12-25T16:44:00.000-05:002008-12-25T16:44:00.000-05:00a MALABITE???? ha!!! my people!thanks for your com...a MALABITE???? ha!!! my people!<BR/><BR/>thanks for your comment... i totally agree with you on the similarities between The Doves and The Wings. i've been trying to synthesize some kind of cohesive theory on the sort of mournful tone of a lot of the Eastern bands in the 1970s... hopefully, i'll be able to unveil it soon!<BR/><BR/>Marxist Brothers, huh? yeah... that one is pretty hard to beat as far as crazy names go!Comb & Razorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11912912211584098914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26746300.post-6325216384075970982008-12-25T15:19:00.000-05:002008-12-25T15:19:00.000-05:00I love the black bethlehem album,it is as close to...I love the black bethlehem album,it is as close to the Black Madonna and precedes the now famous Benetton Blacknisation ad's.<BR/>I also loved your The Doves post that tribute to their vocalist reminds me of the tribute to Spud Nathan by that other group.<BR/>The tradition of tributes/dirges/elergies if you will in Nigerian music is quite fascinating e.g all the songs on the death of Rex Lawson by Saint Augustine etc and Ayinla Omowura's song on the passing of Yusuf Olatunji and Orlando Owoh for Ayinla etc.<BR/>I'm an ex.malabite by the way and talking of funny band names i'm digging the Marxist Brothers from Zimbabwe. Apologies for the longish, all-over-the-place spiel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com