Oluko Imo - Oduduwa / Were Oju Le (The Eyes Are Getting Red) (Single) (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 20:11 minutes | 407 MB
World, Afrobeat, Calypso, Funk | Label: Soundway Records, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 20:11 minutes | 407 MB
World, Afrobeat, Calypso, Funk | Label: Soundway Records, Official Digital Download
Reissue of the 80s 12” single from Trinidadian musician Oluko Imo (Black Truth Rhythm Band), featuring Fela Kuti and Femi Kuti. Recorded between Lagos and New York in 1988, the tracks sit at the fault line of the Trinidad-Yoruba connection, blending calypso heritage with the Afrobeat and jazz of Nigeria. On the A-side, title track ‘Oduduwa’ is a brooding slice of peak-era Transatlantic Afrobeat, blending a heartfelt plea for social justice and equality with a haunting piano line, shuffling drums and ethereal sax solo.