Sir Victor Uwaifo (MBE) is now a Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Benin in Nigeria. He was honoured by the Queen of England with a Membership of the British Empire MBE. The one Kirikisi
You give me wife – Late Nico Mbaga Nigeria/Cameroonian highlife. The song tells the story a man who paid lobola (dowry) over a wife and the inlaw came to take the wife back
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We start again with BBC – Big Bling Country. We are taking a jorney through Lagos for a start.
Victor Olaiya – Trumpet Highlife. Fela once played in this band
Sir Victor Uwaifo (MBE) is now a Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Benin in Nigeria. He was honoured by the Queen of England with a Membership of the British Empire MBE. The one Kirikisi
Iyawo ma pami – My wife don’t kill me
Tunde Nightingale – Na poor I poor. The song explains that being poor does not mean you are are. I am only poor I am not mad
Edikwansa by Peakcock International and now Konko below by Lagbaja
Big Blingology- I’m lovin this class- benga benga benga!!!
Please can you play Stand By Me for my niece’s 4th birthday: ‘I love you Emmy, your uncle, Brett’
Fuji Music with Adewale Ayuba, this one Fuji Shuffle
Brett I will look for it…but otherwise can a play you another birthday song for Emmy? Thanks Pam…I miss you at the studio.
Much love
Brett don’t have it here but I am playing Happyday from me to you by Sir Victor Uwaifo for Emmy…cool?
You give me wife – Late Nico Mbaga Nigeria/Cameroonian highlife. The song tells the story a man who paid lobola (dowry) over a wife and the inlaw came to take the wife back
Ololufe mi – my lover by Orlando Julius. My personal favourite. Classic
Now on King Sunny Ade
Sweet Mother – Prince Nico Mbaga
We are signing off from Lagos with this traditional Apala piece from Ahinla Omowura and we are going global now thank you for doing lagos with me
Pata pata – Late Mariam Makeba
Gone Gypsy
Warongx…they’d play live at the studio tomorrow
Now a live performance by the eastern melodies.
Warongx again
I am the man – Freshly Ground
Oh oh – Manu Dibango…thank you for listening to this session. Goodbye see you tomorrow evening.
Alafia
Kolade