- Audio CD (Mar 8 2011)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Format: Original recording remastered, Compilation
- Label: Strut Records
- ASIN: B001QSN7LO
- Other Editions: Audio CD | LP Record
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#41,054 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #4 in Music > World Music > Africa > Nigeria
- #42 in Music > R&B > Compilations > Soul
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Product Description
Album Description
The renewed popularity of Afrobeat in dance music has been well documented with a number of compilations. Strut Records takes the idea forward with a definitive look at funky Lagos during the 1970s over 3CDs (in slipcases) & 3LPs. The project digs into the Nigerian archives, from established names Fela Kuti (from his early days to his later work with Africa 70), King Sunny Ade and Sir Victor Uwaifo & many unsung heroes. The set comes with a fully edited documentary as the 3rd CD narrated with exclusive interviews with many of the key figures in Lagos at the time from King Sunny Ade and Ebenezer Obey to Ginger Baker, Roy Ayers, Fela and Femi Kuti. From Strut/Studio K7.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A great funk album with african roots!,
By Douglas Van Hoewyk (Reykjavik, Iceland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nigeria 70 (Audio CD)
Rarely do I buy albums on impulse, but that is how I bought this album after listening to a few tracks at a Virgin record store in Paris. I have no regrets. There is more than 2.5 hours of music, and in this case, quantity hasn't replaced quality. This album is a compilation of Nigerian music in the 1970s, and is predominantly funk music. I am normally not a big fan of funk music, but in this case, what makes the album for me are the elements of jazz and a sound that is distinctly African. If you already have an appreciation for funk, you will love this album. If you desire something different and get this album, at the very least you will have spiced up your music collection, and you will probably be wondering like me "since when was funk this good and why haven't I heard this kind of music before."
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
TERRIBLE MIX-UP,
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This review is from: Nigeria 70 (Audio CD)
Please note that there are different and distinct genres of Nigerian music. It is a misnomer to lump various artistes from different genres under an umbrella. For a fee, I can be of help. For example, Sir Victor Uwaifo plays Ekassa music,which is not by any stretch of imagination Afrobeat. I can not allow this rewriting of history, as it were, to go unchallenged.The creator of Afrobeat as we know in Africa is the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti.The world has moved on and it is ethical to ensure that consumers are adequately informed. A.K.O.Etuazim
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4.8 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic overview of '70s era Nigerian music,
By Chet Fakir - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Nigeria 70 (Audio CD)
The box set doesn't lump every style under the one rubric of afrobeat unlike what the other reviewer said. There is actually an extensive booklet discussing the history of the different genres and musical styles including highlife, ju ju, afrobeat and the hybrid musical styles found on Nigeria 70. So named because this CD concentrates on the wide variety of funky sounds being created in Nigeria during the 1970s. A third documentary CD is included with various commentary and interviews for the listeners further edification. A name is just a name anyway, the music speaks volumes more in its conflation of western jazz, rock, R&B and African styles. Horns, guitars, vocals, keyboards and drums, drums, drums combine to make sublime polyrhythmic and melodic groove. Some of the musicians may be familiar to western ears such as King Sunny Ade, OJ Ekemode, and of course Fela. But there's plenty of more obscure (to me anyway) folks on here such as Tunji Oyelana and Segun Bucknor (his song La La La is an African take on James Brown). In any case if you don't feel like moving when you hear this stuff you're probably dead.
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great funk album with african roots!,
By Douglas Van Hoewyk - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Nigeria 70 (Audio CD)
Rarely do I buy albums on impulse, but that is how I bought this album after listening to a few tracks at a Virgin record store in Paris. I have no regrets. There is more than 2.5 hours of music, and in this case, quantity hasn't replaced quality. This album is a compilation of Nigerian music in the 1970s, and is predominantly funk music. I am normally not a big fan of funk music, but in this case, what makes the album for me are the elements of jazz and a sound that is distinctly African. If you already have an appreciation for funk, you will love this album. If you desire something different and get this album, at the very least you will have spiced up your music collection, and you will probably be wondering like me "since when was funk this good and why haven't I heard this kind of music before."
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must own,
By Scott W - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 1970s: Nigeria 70: Definitive (Audio CD)
Basically an explosion of 70s Nigerian music. Very funky and sinewy. Recording quality surprisingly good. I'm a huge Fela & Antibalas fan, so this for me was a must have. The 3rd disc is a spoken documentary, which I am waiting on a long road trip to listen to.
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