Soundway: Doing It In Lagos - Boogie, Pop & Disco In 1980s Nigeria Vinyl 3LP+7"
āEager to sound as American as possible with no hint of the fervour for afro-beat, afro-rock and afrocentric thinking that the 1970s had thrown up, a new generation of young Nigerian artists and performers turned their backs on their cultural roots in music and sought a new kind of stardom and fame firmly connected to the glossy, snazzy world of the 1980s that was erupting in the USA and Europe.Ā ā -Ā Soundway Records
- 20 rareĀ + mostly unavailable tracks from the slickĀ + sassy world of Nigerian pop musicĀ + club culture of the early 1980s
- black triple vinyl pressing w/ bonus 7"
- housed in full color gatefold sleeve w/ photos, original album art + extensive liner notes
- includes viral African boogie hit 'Only You' by Steve Monite
- bonus 7" includes Ofege's 'Burning Jungle' b/w Lexy Mella's 'On The Air (Rap Mix)'
- music label: Soundway 2016
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Soundway: Doing It In Lagos - Boogie, Pop & Disco In 1980s Nigeria Vinyl 3LP+7"
āEager to sound as American as possible with no hint of the fervour for afro-beat, afro-rock and afrocentric thinking that the 1970s had thrown up, a new generation of young Nigerian artists and performers turned their backs on their cultural roots in music and sought a new kind of stardom and fame firmly connected to the glossy, snazzy world of the 1980s that was erupting in the USA and Europe.Ā ā -Ā Soundway Records
- 20 rareĀ + mostly unavailable tracks from the slickĀ + sassy world of Nigerian pop musicĀ + club culture of the early 1980s
- black triple vinyl pressing w/ bonus 7"
- housed in full color gatefold sleeve w/ photos, original album art + extensive liner notes
- includes viral African boogie hit 'Only You' by Steve Monite
- bonus 7" includes Ofege's 'Burning Jungle' b/w Lexy Mella's 'On The Air (Rap Mix)'
- music label: Soundway 2016
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āEager to sound as American as possible with no hint of the fervour for afro-beat, afro-rock and afrocentric thinking that the 1970s had thrown up, a new generation of young Nigerian artists and performers turned their backs on their cultural roots in music and sought a new kind of stardom and fame firmly connected to the glossy, snazzy world of the 1980s that was erupting in the USA and Europe.Ā ā -Ā Soundway Records
- 20 rareĀ + mostly unavailable tracks from the slickĀ + sassy world of Nigerian pop musicĀ + club culture of the early 1980s
- black triple vinyl pressing w/ bonus 7"
- housed in full color gatefold sleeve w/ photos, original album art + extensive liner notes
- includes viral African boogie hit 'Only You' by Steve Monite
- bonus 7" includes Ofege's 'Burning Jungle' b/w Lexy Mella's 'On The Air (Rap Mix)'
- music label: Soundway 2016
