Reggae In Nigeria.

[ras_gaks]

greetings all.

u from/in Nigeria, want to know something bout some tune I heard today from dat place...
pls send me a PM.


bless.

[Lady DJ]

Some of nigerian music that I know is Majek Fashek as a solist or with his band The Mandators (they have a record edited by Makasound records called Power of the People).

Other nigerian singer is the MC African Simba who has participated in Sir Coxsone, Fatman y Jah Shaka soundsystems, and made a dj version of the Tena Stelin' song "Lion symbol" produced by Jah Warrior.

This isn't my favourit kind of music, but it's interesting to take a look!
There's others bands too, but this ones are the most representatives)

Hope you enjoy it Ras_gaks!

[ras_gaks]

thanks, at last a reply...

do you know of 'Rufaro and Black History'?


bless.

[Lady DJ]

Yes! I have a CD called "STOP FIGHTING", I think it's from 2007, from a label called "Gallo"

But the trught it's that I don't remmember how this album sounds... I'm gonna take a listen and then I told you!

[ras_gaks]

thanks for that...


bless.

[benjamin]

also i think the recent Bishop (makasound) is from Nigeria.
I think Sonny Okosun is from there also, I have 2 of his albums, he also appears in VA Black starliner Reggae from Africa. nice oldschool african reggae !

[Jah Titus]

Yeah man! Bishob is from Nigeria an Sonny Okosun is a legend ina Nigeria´s musik


BLESS

[ras_gaks]

@Jah T. & Ben:
which language do the bands sing in English or French?
i rarely listen to Alpha Blondy coz of the languages he sings in, mostly french n his native language.



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[Guest]

nufftingsagwan in nigeria. jus had a meeting wth nigeran rteggae artist

[benjamin]

sonny okosun sings both in english and his own native langage. bishop (I think) sings in Englsih only or mainly. concerning alpha blondy, he also has some great tunes sung in english, check for instance the album Jerusalem with the wailers . songs like bloodshed in africa are amazing.