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Various
Doing It In Lagos (Boogie, Pop & Disco In 1980s Nigeria)
Soundway (SNDWLP087)
Release date: Dec 9, 2016, UK
Happy to see the ‘Doing It In Lagos’ compilation from 2016 on Soundway being repressed. It’s one of the few comps out there that put together so many amazing boogie tracks hailing from Nigeria. Nowadays it’s really tough to find good condition copies of the original records, and if you do it will cost you a lot of cash too. This 3 LP with 7 inch bonus takes ((arguably) the standout tracks from the LP’s and to create this 20 track opus. It’s safe to say that it has a great bang for buck ratio if you like that infectious boogie sound infused with catchy synths, bumpin’ basslines and often killer drumcomputer programming.
If you are new to these sounds it’s a perfect intro into the works by these very talented musicians that had a high output during the end of 70’s and 80’s, we encourage you to dive deeper into material from the hands of for example Jake Sollo, Dizzy K. Falola, Tony Okoroji, Odion Iruoje, Nkono Teles. You will find many more names along the way..
Compliments for Uchenna Ikonne who co-compiled this and accompanied the release with liner notes.
A1
Hotline - Fellas Doing It In Lagos
5:37
A2
Peter Abdul - Don't You Know
3:23
A3
Steve Monite - Only You
6:28
B1
Oby Onyioha - Enjoy Your Life
6:15
B2
Kio Amachree - Ivory
5:11
B3
Livy Ekemezie - Holiday Action
5:15
C1
Willy Roy - Don't Give Up
6:40
C2
Danny Offia & The Friks - Funk With Me
5:23
C3
Rick Asikpo - Too Hot
5:15
D1
Toby Foyeh - Ore Mi
5:44
D2
Gboyega Adelaja - Colourful Environment
5:25
D3
Mike Umoh - Shake Your Body
6:15
E1
Burnis Moleme - Where Is The Answer
7:02
E2
Sony Enang - Don't Stop That Music
5:10
E3
Nkono Teles - Be My Lady (Mix)
4:29
F1
Veno - Groove I Like
3:39
F2
Godfrey Odili - Let's Do More Music
7:39
F3
Terry Mackson - Distant Lover
5:32
G
Ofege - Burning Jungle
3:19
H
Lexy Mella - On The Air - Rap Mix (Frankie Francis Edit)
3:46