Release Date: 26 February 2007
Label: Shanachie
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 16351664129
Genres: World Music
Description
King Sunny Ade is an internationally famous legend of world music who, for the past 25 years, has mesmerized audiences worldwide with his unique brand of Nigerian juju Afro-pop.
This is a stunning collection of killer rare tracks by Sunny Ade from his early "classic" period of Nigerian hits prior to his 1980 international breakthrough.
All of the tracks on this collection are previously unreleased outside of the Nigerian community - making this collection especially exciting for fans of world music.
"Some of the subtlest most mesmerizing party music every recorded." - The New York Times.
"Truly intoxicating." - Rolling Stone.
?Magnificent through and through." - The Village Voice.
Tracklisting
1. Ori Mmi Maje N'te/Owo Omode O To Pepe/Timu Mi Ni Mo/Pe Mi So Fun Mi
2. Nibi Lekeleke Gbe Nfosho/Gbobgo Lope/Ori Olowo/Asiko Ni
3. Isele Yi Leju/Asalam Alikun
4. Sunny Special/Owo Ko Nife/Awon Ti Won Yo/Alhaja Bintu
5. Dele Davis
6. John Ali
7. Ori Olowo
8. Asiko Ni
9. Isele Yi Leju
10. Asalam Alikun
11. Sunny Special
12. Owo Ko Nife
13. Awon Ti Won Yo
14. Alhaja Bintu
15. Dele Davis
16. John Ali
Vanessa Bell Armstrong
Alex Harris
Norman Brown
Culture
Swing Out Sister
Various
Robert Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
King Sunny Ade
King Sunny Ade
