Ojinga’s Own, by Yoruba Singers

Ojinga’s Own

by Yoruba Singers

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1.	Ojinga's Own 04:39	buy track
2.	What To Do 02:08	buy track
3.	Stay Away 02:30	buy track
4.	G.o.-Go 02:24	buy track
5.	Uncomprehensidensible Radio-Matic Woman 04:10	buy track
6.	Neighbour Jean 02:20	buy track
7.	Masacura Man 03:39	buy track
8.	Woman A Dead Ya Fuh Man 02:47	buy track
9.	Ka Duma 03:53	buy track
10.	I've Got To Be Somebody 03:36	buy track
11.	No Intention 04:23	buy track

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The 1974 debut album Ojinga’s Own and single Basa Bongo/Black Pepper by Guyanese Afro-Folk band The Yoruba Singers has been remastered for vinyl and digital.

The Yoruba Singers formed in Georgetown, Guyana in 1971. Despite their name they were not from Nigeria, but identified strongly with the area from which so many of the African diaspora in Guyana and neighbouring regions were originally descended.

The group started adapting Guyanese traditional folk music as well as writing their own - blending a mixture of protest, social commentary, blues, and genres inspired by the times. Beginning with 12 people sharing vocal duties, most of the early repertoire was inspired by folk songs that started life on plantations or in religious settings accompanied by a few sparse musical instruments.

Integral to the Yoruba Singers’ sound are echoes of Obeah traditions which are very closely related to the Santería religion of Cuba and the Orisha and Shango traditions of Trinidad and Tobago. Calypso and steel-band culture from nearby Trinidad and Tobago was to some extent part of the musical DNA of the group, but they were naturally also influenced by the massive volume of rocksteady and roots-reggae coming from Jamaica.

Vinyl Tracklist:

Ojinga’s Own
What To Do
Stay Away
G.o.-Go
Uncomprehensidensible Radio-Matic Woman
Neighbour Jean
Massacura Man
Woman A Dead Ya Fuh Man
Ka Duma
I’ve Got To Be Somebody
No Intention

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released July 14, 2023

Restoration & Mastering by Dan Elleson
Lacquers Cut by Frank Merritt, The Carvery, London

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