A Nigerian Retrospective (1966-79), by Tunji Oyelana

A Nigerian Retrospective (1966-79)

by Tunji Oyelana

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1.	Ojo 06:14	buy track
2.	Lisabi Egba 04:33	buy track
3.	Ipasan 05:25	buy track
4.	Osekere 03:42	buy track
5.	Fiya Jemi 05:10	buy track
6.	Ifa 05:02	buy track
7.	Ogun Adubi 08:08	buy track
8.	Agda Lo De (LP Version) 05:57	buy track
9.	Iwo Ko Lo Dami 05:49	buy track
10.	Omoba D'Eru Ri 05:48	buy track
11.	Jewele Jewele 05:44	buy track
12.	To Whom It May Concern 02:56	buy track
13.	Oloti 05:51	buy track
14.	E Gbe Mi 05:58	buy track
15.	Panbolanbola 04:17	buy track
16.	Lenle 05:42	buy track
17.	Aduke 04:26	buy track
18.	Aiye Nla 03:05	buy track
19.	Koriko Nde 03:03	buy track
20.	Irawo Mi 05:25	buy track
21.	Omonike 03:06	buy track
22.	Agba Lode (Original 45 Version) 03:07	buy track
23.	Alaru T'Onje Buredi 05:39	buy track
24.	Which Way Africa 09:36	buy track

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During the golden age of Nigerian music in the 1970s, Tunji Oyelana elevated the realm of pop music by infusing it with the poetic storytelling of Yoruba folklore, blending the fashionable sounds of highlife, afrobeat, afrorock, funk, calypso, juju and reggae and transforming them into something timelessly unique.

Tunji's first records came out in 1969 but it wasn't until two years later that the first record credited to Tunji Oyelana & The Benders, 'Agba Lo De' b/w 'Koriko Nde', was released. The record turned out to be the smash that put the name Tunji Oyelana & The Benders on the national map. More significantly, the record's unique sound signaled the emergence of a new era and a new genre in Nigerian music.

Tunji eventually signed to EMI Nigeria, his first eponymously-titled release on the label in 1974 yielding the instant classic 'To Whom It May Concern.'

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released October 15, 2012

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