A few months ago over on Likembe , John B. posted a few selections from Rusted Highlife Vol. 1, a compilation of forgotten highlife classic...

I went to high school at Federal Government College, Ikot Ekpene, one of the prestigious "unity schools" established from 1970 onw...

Found myself hankering for some country sounds, and since we all enjoyed the last Naija Sounds in Country & Western Music mix, I decide...

And like the last Bongos LP I posted, it's a bit rough. What can I say? Bongos' music was and is THAT adored in Nigeria--his records...

After last week's sustained surge of posting, I just had to drop the ball this week, didn't I? I think I shall give the "ever...

I don't know if it's a matter of Victor Uwaifo leading and everybody else following, or if it was just something in the air around B...

Well, not "rock" in the balls-out, yeh! yeh! yeh! sense--you'll find no searing solos here, no raucous drumming, no ecstatic ...

As I've said before, I love it when readers chip in around here. Our friend Melvyn was kind enough to share with us the very much in-dem...

(Title being an eminently lame pun referring to this immortal jingle. ) UMUKEGWU BOYS OPINION with headquarters headquarters [sic] in AKOKWA...

George Iboroma--was one of the most popular proponents of 1970s dance band highlife--well, in Eastern Nigeria, anyway. I still remember this...

Emperor Era Jenewari & His Globe Kings Dance Band - "Globe King's Special" Emperor Era Jenewari & His Globe Kings Danc...

Let's see... The last two posts dealt with Izon musician Echo Toikumo and guitarist Benjamin Otaru, who eared his chops under Ijaw bandl...

This is another band with a name that is very sweet in the mouth, especially when you pronounce it with a proper accent: AWW-taard-OOSS. Th...

A few months ago, John B. posted a nice series on Likembe spotlighting some of the music from the Ijaw/Okrika/Izon peoples of Nigeria's...

Actually, I don't know for a fact that Bob Aladeniyi is King Sunny Ade's younger brother, but I think he is (anybody in the know, f...

We haven't yet taken a look at Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey but we will... at some point. Today we'll just check out a taste from a...

Yes, it's a placeholder... I haven't really had time to make any new entries, so for now just enjoy these 1980s Naija funk cuts pull...

Singer/guitarist Danie Ian (pronounced "eye-AN" ) is perhaps one of the most tragically undersung heroes in the annals of Nigerian...

Who were Sons of Izzu? Wish I could say I knew. Hell, I wish I could say I knew what year their album Ago Follow You Go was released. But s...

I love it when readers send stuff in... Not just because I'm genuinely interested in other people's insights, experiences and inform...