A Nigerian Retrospective 1966-79
Tunji Oyelana
| Available Formats | No. of Tracks | Price | Buy | |
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| CD Album | 24 tracks | £12.99 | ||
| Download Album (flac) | 24 tracks | £15.98 | ||
| Download Album (mp3) | 24 tracks | £15.98 | ||
| 12" Vinyl Album | 21 tracks | £17.99 | ||
| Download individual tracks | from £0.99 | |||
Description
Tunji Oyelana - A Nigerian Retrospective 1966-79
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During the golden age of Nigerian music in the 1970s, as thousands of records were produced in a wide spectrum of styles and marketed to an immense audience of ardent consumers, very few people—including the producers of the music themselves—seriously entertained the possibility that any of these popular entertainments could be considered as “Art.”
Enter the multifaceted artist Tunji Oyelana. Equal parts singer-songwriter, actor, bandleader, dramatist, comedian and academic, Oyelana elevated the realm of pop music by infusing it with the poetic storytelling of Yoruba folklore. Backed by his crack backing group, The Benders (named for their ability to traverse--and blend a variety of styles) Oyelana blended the fashionable sounds of highlife, afrobeat, afrorock, funk, calypso, juju and reggae and transformed them into something timeless and utterly unique.
Tunji’s first records came out in 1969 but it wasn’t until two years later that the first record credited to Tunji Oyelana & The Benders, ‘Agba Lo De’ b/w ‘Koriko Nde’, was released. The record turned out to be the smash that put the name Tunji Oyelana & The Benders on the national map. More significantly, the record’s unique sound—along with that of Fela Ransome-Kuti’s ‘Jeun K’oku’ (‘chop and quench’), which arrived mere weeks before it—signaled the emergence of a new era and a new genre in Nigerian music.
Oyelana himself attributes his life as a professional artist to meeting Wole Soyinka, one of the unimpeachable doyens of Nigerian arts. They met in 1960 at the age of twenty-one, commencing a partnership that endured for more than five decades. In 1983, Soyinka joined The Benders for the album Unlimited Liability Company, which proved to be wildly popular with audiences across the country but angered Nigeria’s civilian government with its satirical critique of political corruption. Years later, Soyinka and Oyelana would run afoul of military dictator Sani Abacha while touring internationally with Soyinka’s play The Beatification Of Area Boy in 1996 and find themselves charged with treason, forcing them into exile until Abacha’s death in 1998.
For Oyelana himself, the golden age continues as he lives with his family in London and continues to perform several nights a week at Emukay, the restaurant and cultural centre that he runs with his wife, which has become a mecca for fans eager for the privilege of beholding a living legend at work.
Tracklisting
CD Album (SNDWCD043)
- Tunji Oyelana - Ojo
- Tunji Oyelana - Lisabi Egba
- Tunji Oyelana - Ipasan
- Tunji Oyelana - Osekere
- Tunji Oyelana - Fiya Jemi
- Tunji Oyelana - Ifa
- Tunji Oyelana - Ogun Adubi
- Tunji Oyelana - Agda Lo De (LP version)
- Tunji Oyelana - Iwo Ko Lo Dami
- Tunji Oyelana - Omoba D'eru Ri
- Tunji Oyelana - Jewele Jewele
- Tunji Oyelana - To Whom It May Concern
- Tunji Oyelana - Oloti
- Tunji Oyelana - E Gbe Mi
- Tunji Oyelana - Panbolanbola
- Tunji Oyelana - Lenle
- Tunji Oyelana - Aduke
- Tunji Oyelana - Aiye Nla
- Tunji Oyelana - Koriko Nde
- Tunji Oyelana - Irawo Mi
- Tunji Oyelana - Omonike
- Tunji Oyelana - Agba Lode (Original 45 version)
- Tunji Oyelana - Alaru T'Onje Buredi
- Tunji Oyelana - Which Way Africa?
Download Album (SNDWD043)
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Tunji Oyelana - Ojo
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Tunji Oyelana - Lisabi Egba
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Tunji Oyelana - Ipasan
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Tunji Oyelana - Osekere
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Tunji Oyelana - Fiya Jemi
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Tunji Oyelana - Ifa
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Tunji Oyelana - Ogun Adubi
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Tunji Oyelana - Agda Lo De (LP version)
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Tunji Oyelana - Iwo Ko Lo Dami
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Tunji Oyelana - Omoba D'eru Ri
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Tunji Oyelana - Jewele Jewele
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Tunji Oyelana - To Whom It May Concern
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Tunji Oyelana - Oloti
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Tunji Oyelana - E Gbe Mi
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Tunji Oyelana - Panbolanbola
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Tunji Oyelana - Lenle
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Tunji Oyelana - Aduke
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Tunji Oyelana - Aiye Nla
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Tunji Oyelana - Koriko Nde
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Tunji Oyelana - Irawo Mi
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Tunji Oyelana - Omonike
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Tunji Oyelana - Agba Lode (Original 45 version)
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Tunji Oyelana - Alaru T'Onje Buredi
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Tunji Oyelana - Which Way Africa?
12" Vinyl Album (SNDWLP043)
- Tunji Oyelana - Ojo
- Tunji Oyelana - Ipasan
- Tunji Oyelana - Fiya Jemi
- Tunji Oyelana - Lisabi Egba
- Tunji Oyelana - Ifa
- Tunji Oyelana - Osekere
- Tunji Oyelana - Panbolanbola
- Tunji Oyelana - Iwo Ko Lo Dami
- Tunji Oyelana - Omoba D'eru Ri
- Tunji Oyelana - Jewele Jewele
- Tunji Oyelana - Oloti
- Tunji Oyelana - E Gbe Mi
- Tunji Oyelana - Lenle
- Tunji Oyelana - Aiye Nla
- Tunji Oyelana - Koriko Nde
- Tunji Oyelana - Irawo Mi
- Tunji Oyelana - Alaru T'Onje Buredi
- Tunji Oyelana - Agba Lode (Original 45 version)
- Tunji Oyelana - Omonike
- Tunji Oyelana - Ogun Adubi
- Tunji Oyelana - To Whom It May Concern
mp3 downloads
Downloads
| Track Number | Track Name | Track Length | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ojo | £0.99 | ||
| 2 | Lisabi Egba | £0.99 | ||
| 3 | Ipasan | £0.99 | ||
| 4 | Osekere | £0.99 | ||
| 5 | Fiya Jemi | £0.99 | ||
| 6 | Ifa | £0.99 | ||
| 7 | Ogun Adubi | £0.99 | ||
| 8 | Agda Lo De (LP version) | £0.99 | ||
| 9 | Iwo Ko Lo Dami | £0.99 | ||
| 10 | Omoba D'eru Ri | £0.99 | ||
| 11 | Jewele Jewele | £0.99 | ||
| 12 | To Whom It May Concern | £0.99 | ||
| 1 | Oloti | £0.99 | ||
| 2 | E Gbe Mi | £0.99 | ||
| 3 | Panbolanbola | £0.99 | ||
| 4 | Lenle | £0.99 | ||
| 5 | Aduke | £0.99 | ||
| 6 | Aiye Nla | £0.99 | ||
| 7 | Koriko Nde | £0.99 | ||
| 8 | Irawo Mi | £0.99 | ||
| 9 | Omonike | £0.99 | ||
| 10 | Agba Lode (Original 45 version) | £0.99 | ||
| 11 | Alaru T'Onje Buredi | £0.99 | ||
| 12 | Which Way Africa? | £0.99 | ||
| Entire MP3 Download Album (24 tracks) | £15.98 |
- MP3 format technical details
- These mp3 tracks have been encoded with LAME using the '--preset extreme' VBR setting, providing you with a very rich listening experience. No DRM or copy protection is built in to the mp3s.
flac downloads
Downloads
| Track Number | Track Name | Track Length | Price | Buy |
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| 1 | Ojo | £0.99 | ||
| 2 | Lisabi Egba | £0.99 | ||
| 3 | Ipasan | £0.99 | ||
| 4 | Osekere | £0.99 | ||
| 5 | Fiya Jemi | £0.99 | ||
| 6 | Ifa | £0.99 | ||
| 7 | Ogun Adubi | £0.99 | ||
| 8 | Agda Lo De (LP version) | £0.99 | ||
| 9 | Iwo Ko Lo Dami | £0.99 | ||
| 10 | Omoba D'eru Ri | £0.99 | ||
| 11 | Jewele Jewele | £0.99 | ||
| 12 | To Whom It May Concern | £0.99 | ||
| 1 | Oloti | £0.99 | ||
| 2 | E Gbe Mi | £0.99 | ||
| 3 | Panbolanbola | £0.99 | ||
| 4 | Lenle | £0.99 | ||
| 5 | Aduke | £0.99 | ||
| 6 | Aiye Nla | £0.99 | ||
| 7 | Koriko Nde | £0.99 | ||
| 8 | Irawo Mi | £0.99 | ||
| 9 | Omonike | £0.99 | ||
| 10 | Agba Lode (Original 45 version) | £0.99 | ||
| 11 | Alaru T'Onje Buredi | £0.99 | ||
| 12 | Which Way Africa? | £0.99 | ||
| Entire FLAC Download Album (24 tracks) | £15.98 |
- FLAC format technical details:
- These FLAC tracks are superior to MP3 in that they are compressed without any loss in sound quality. For further technical details or player tips, visit the Help section
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