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William Onyeabor - Good Name

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William Onyeabor's "Body & Soul" by Scientist

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"Natten (The Night)" is the title track from Bremer/McCoy's forthcoming album.

Bremer/McCoy “Natten”

Please, enjoy yourself as you go through the lyrics of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah, the Oyoyo King, the Legend of Etsako Music:

Those who are after my downfall, my God will never allow you people to bring me down because you are not my Creator and also my God has put me far up from you, and also my God will always protect me from your wickedness. 

Those who are kind to me, my God will always replenish your pocket always and also guild your ways. My enemies will never succeed in their plot to bring me down, whether in the morning, day or night because I wish nobody evil in my life. 

This song is about evil doers who always plot for their fellow brother downfall in life.

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Alhaji Waziri Oshomah begins his sermon before a dancing crowd. 

We’re in a small part of Edo State in southern Nigeria called Afemailand, which is known for being a harmonious region where Muslims and Christians live—and dance—together. 

Waziri wrote this song to celebrate acknowledging one’s own success in life, even if there are those out there who want you to fail. With his wife on backup vocals, Waziri goes toe to toe with a muted, shuddering trumpet as he defends his achievements: “My enemies will never succeed in their plot to bring me down,” he sings, “whether in the morning, day or night, because I wish nobody evil in my life.”

World Spirituality Classics 3: The Muslim Highlife of

Okhume Ukhaduame

World Spirituality Classics 3: The Muslim Highlife of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah is out September 23. Pre-order now: https://luakabop.lnk.to/Waziri.

And please, enjoy yourself as you go through the lyrics of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah, the Oyoyo King, the Legend of Etsako Music:

Alhaji Inu Umoru is being compared to the strength of an elephant in the jungle among other animals, is to say nobody can be compared to Inu Umoru in terms of wealth in his locality. Those who have the people with them are also said to have riches, people who are truthful and honest in life are better than those who embezzle wealth for themselves. No animal in the jungle can ever overrun the strength of an elephant in the jungle. Every man has his own luck in life so no matter how you try to intimidate or kill that man you can never take his luck from him. A man will have more confidence in life when he has better people as friends around him.

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Alhaji Waziri Oshomah begins his sermon before a dancing crowd. His lyrics are urging you to stay on the straight and narrow—though there’s nothing straight and narrow about this beat.

We’re in a small part of Edo State in southern Nigeria called Afemailand, which is known for being a harmonious region where Muslims and Christians live—and dance—together. 

Waziri wrote this song as a dedication to an important member of his community (his name is in the title, in case you missed that part). With a rolling hook on his keyboard, he strikes his signature balance of Etsako/Afemai folk styles with pan-Nigerian highlife and pop to create a sublime vehicle for his Islamic philosophy—and to compare Alhaji Inu Umoru’s strength to that of an elephant:

“People who are truthful and honest in life are better than those who embezzle wealth for themselves. No animal in the jungle can ever overrun the strength of an elephant.”

Ovini Omoekeke Alhaji Inu Umoru

Please, enjoy yourself as you go through the lyrics of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah, the Oyoyo King, the Legend of Etsako Music:

The world we live in is based on contributions from everybody. One particular individual cannot have it all. We need ourselves to make a better society, because when two hands washes themselves they become cleaner.

You cannot be a farmer and also a medical doctor. You can't be a teacher and also a student at the same time, or a professional driver and also a passenger. Likewise, you cannot be a native doctor and also a trader.

Omhoma Omhoma - you can’t be jack of all trades
We need everybody for a better society, because a tree cannot make a forest alone. 
The forest is comprised of different trees and many other living things.
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Alhaji Waziri Oshomah begins his sermon before a dancing crowd. We’re in a small part of southern Nigeria called Afemailand, known for being a harmonious region where Muslims, Christians, and everyone, no matter their religion, live—and dance—together. 

His song spreads messages of peace, acceptance, and togetherness. “Omhona - Omhona,” he sings over his propulsive keyboard. “We need everybody for a better society. Because a tree cannot make a forest alone. The forest is comprised of different trees and many other living things.”

Omhona - Omhona

Please, enjoy yourself as you go through the lyrics of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah, the Oyoyo King, the Legend of Etsako Music:

You that is entangled in envy, you will be killed by hypertension. 

A responsible father shall always pray for his children to attain greater height than himself, likewise a good teacher shall always pray for the success of his pupils. For people who misused their opportunities in life will always want to blame others for their predicament, and as a result they will be jealous. 

Jealousy, khagbomomhe!  Jealousy, khagbomomhe! (Jealousy, do not kill my friend!)

If you are jealous of my achievements in life, may you not die of hypertension my brother and friend, because I know all the insults are as a result of jealous and envy. 

Do not forget any goat that climbs on top of a building will become obvious and abnormal for people to see, because goats are suppose to walk on the land. 

Satan (Okhio) is looking for those people to deceive to put in his earth fire. But Alhaji Waziri is a here to spread the good news and the gospel of God

Jealousy, khagbomomhe!  Jealousy, khagbomomhe! (Jealousy, do not kill my friend!). 

This song is about people who are jealous of their fellow brothers and sisters’ progress in life.

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Alhaji Waziri Oshomah begins his sermon before a dancing crowd.

His lyrics warn about the vice of jealousy—how it causes hypertension, and even kills—but the congregation is here to get down. We’re in a small part of Edo State in southern Nigeria called Afenmailand, which is known for being a harmonious region where Muslims and Christians live—and dance—together. The atmosphere is one of enjoyment, excitement, and pleasure, because to see Waziri perform is to be addressed, body and soul.

He's the creator of a unique dance music that's fused with local folk styles, highlife, and Western pop, and imbued with Islamic values—and he's the greatest entertainer in all of Edo State.

They call him the Etsako Super Star.

Jealousy

Please, enjoy yourself as you go through the lyrics of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah, the Oyoyo King, the Legend of Etsako Music: 

For those gossipers, the Almighty God, 
Creator of Heaven and Earth,
forgive them for they know not what they have done. 

For those practitioners, 
those that go out to gossip their neighbors.
God forgive them, 
for they know not what they have done. 	

You that God has created, 
why do you forsake 
other important things and gossip about other people? 

Do you forget that when you point one bad finger at someone 
Other four fingers are pointed back at you?

Oh God please forgive them, 
for they do not know what they are doing. 

Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin 
Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin 
Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin 
Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin 
[Continued] 

I am praying, please God forgive them, 
God please do not let me be enticed 
with the wealth of another man.

Oh God, please do not let me be enticed 
with another man’s children and property. 
God please hear my song. 

This is the message you have asked me to deliver. 
Please hear my cry, oh God.

Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin
Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin
Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin
Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin
[Continued]

For those gossipers, Lord God,
forgive them for they know not what they have done. 
(Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin)

Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin
Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin
Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin
Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin
[Continued]

Forgive them for they know not what they have done.
(Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin)

Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin
Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin
Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin
Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin
[Continued]

Forgive them, Almighty God,
for they know not what they have done. 
(Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin)

Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin
Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin
Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin
Amin-Amin-tseyo Amin

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Alhaji Waziri Oshomah begins his sermon before a dancing crowd.

His lyrics warn about the vice of jealousy—how it causes hypertension, and even kills—but the congregation is here to get down. We’re in a small part of Edo State in southern Nigeria called Afenmailand, which is known for being a harmonious region where Muslims and Christians live—and dance—together. The atmosphere is one of enjoyment, excitement, and pleasure, because to see Waziri perform is to be addressed, body and soul.
He's the creator of a unique dance music that's fused with local folk styles, highlife, and Western pop, and imbued with Islamic values—and he's the greatest entertainer in all of Edo State.
They call him the Etsako Super Star.

Forgive Them Oh God Amin – Amin

Kings Go Forth - One Day

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"WHAT?! - William Onyeabor Remixed" will be dropping on vinyl only for Record Store Day, April 19. Made in collaboration with Moog, it features a series of fantastic Onyeabor covers and remixes by Hot Chip, JD Twitch (Optimo), Daphni, Joakim, Justin Strauss, The Vaccines, Scientist and many more.

Side A
Hot Chip - Atomic Bomb (cover)
The Vaccines - Do You Want A Man (Remix: John Hill, Rich Costey. Re-work of Heaven and Hell)

Side B 
Justin Strauss & Bryan Mette - Body and Soul (Whatever/Whatever remix)
Joakim ft. Akwetey (Dragons of Zynth) - Good Name (cover)

Side C
JD Twitch (Optimo) - Why Go To War? (cover)
Daphni - Ye Ye (Re- work of When The Going Is Smooth & Good; Courtesy of Merge Records & Daphni aka Caribou [Dan Snaith]) 
Javelin - Heave and Hell (remix)

Side D 
David Terranova - Body and Soul (remix)
Policy - Something You Will never Forget (remix)
Scientist - Body and Soul (remix)

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William Onyeabor vs. Hot Chip - Atomic Bomb

Susana Baca -Detras De La Puerta

Susana Baca - Plena Y Bomba (Featuring Calle 13)

Annie Caldwell Singers - Oh Mary Don't You Weep

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William Onyeabor's "Atomic Bomb" by Hot Chip remixed by John Talabot!

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John Fitzgerald is one of the most passionate collectors of music we here at Luaka Bop have ever met. He is one of those people who just cares about finding great music, and then genuinely wants to share it with as many people as possible. In the world of record collecting, DJing and working with obscure music from the past—this kind of feature is much more rare than you might think.

For this month's show, DJ Fitz, as most people know him, has put together a mix of his favorite songs from the Middle East and Magreb, focused on the golden era of disco and funk. The mix features a few very rare 7"s he found (under a fish bowl!) during his first visit to Turkey in 2006, and others he's come across since then: the great Ahmed Fakroun from Benghazi, Libya, is featured twice, while the brothers Ziad, Elias and Gassan Rahbani have a few songs, too. Their mother, the legendary Lebanese singer Fairuz, appears towards the end of the show. As always with our show, we don’t attempt to make a representative selection of a whole region or era, it’s just the favorite songs of whoever is making this month’s show… smile

Besides DJing and record collecting, Fitz works with a lot of artists from all over the world. His “day job” is as a booking agent (he recently had the fantastic Mamane Sani, an organ player from Niger, play at his house in London!), and for many years he worked as a tour manager, with bands such as Animal Collective, tUnE-yArDs, Gang Gang Dance, and others. Whenever we release something at Luaka Bop, we sometimes (get lucky?) and the release gets championed by various influential artists or DJs around the world. As time goes, I can usually trace many of those people back to Fitz. It's like a big family tree, with him as the roots. I’ve started calling him "the source of all things good". He is always turning me on to a lot great stuff I've never heard before, too! (Here's the most recent example of that.)

To hear more mixes by DJ Fitz, check out his page on mixcloud and his popular podcast called “the DOODCAST”. For upcoming DJ gigs, please visit his website (he is playing the Film Festival in Istanbul next week, if you are lucky enough to be there).

Hope you like the music!

And thank you to David Macleod for the sound editing! 

Love,
Luaka Bop

APRIL RADIO: MIDDLE EASTERN & MAGHREB DISCO FUNK FROM THE GOLDEN ERA (1975-1985) by DJ FITZ

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Doug Hream Blunt learnt to play music at the age of 35, by taking an adult class in the late 1980s. The class was organized by a high school music teacher and his wife, and held in their small garage in the Golden Gate Park neighborhood of San Francisco. The other students of the class became Doug’s band members, while his teacher joined on vibes, and his wife on bass. To promote his music, Doug would play acoustic, solo shows for patients and elderly people at a hospital where he worked as a nurse’s aid. On a few occasions, he also brought the other students together to play on the City Visions Public Access television show.

My Name Is Doug Hream Blunt: Featuring the Hit Gentle Persuasion

Doug Hream Blunt - Gentle Persuasion

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World Spirituality Classics 1: The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda

World Spirituality Classics 1: The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda"

Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda - Om Shanti

Tom Zé - Augusta, Angélica e Consolação

Tim Maia, THE Brazilian Funk Soul Godfather was the real thing. His 1970 debut album introduced his audacious talent, as well as North American soul and funk musical influences, forever changing Brazilian popular music. His legendary appetites sought out carnal AND spiritual fulfillment in equal measure.  He bought 100 hits of LSD and handed them out to the staff of his record label. At the height of his mid-70s success he joined the Cult of Racional Energy; watching for spaceships while wearing only white clothes and playing only white instruments! Yet the two albums he recorded for the Cult are among his best. His songs search for love, and they dig into the existential. His own lyrics say it best: “I am so groovy now and I don’t care!”

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Tim Maia - Let's Have a Ball Tonight

Tim Maia - O Caminho Do Bem

'Ela Partiu' on iTunes

Tim Maia - Ela Partiu

Tim Maia - Quer Queira, Quer Não Queira

Tim Maia - Do Leme Ao Pontal

Tim Maia, THE Brazilian Funk Soul Godfather was the real thing. His 1970 debut album introduced his audacious talent, as well as North American soul and funk musical influences, forever changing Brazilian popular music. His legendary appetites sought out carnal AND spiritual fulfillment in equal measure.  He bought 100 hits of LSD and handed them out to the staff of his record label. At the height of his mid-70s success he joined the Cult of Racional Energy; watching for spaceships while wearing only white clothes and playing only white instruments! Yet the two albums he recorded for the Cult are among his best. His songs search for love, and they dig into the existential. His own lyrics say it best: “I am so groovy now and I don’t care!”


Tim Maia - Nobody Can Live Forever

'Bom Senso' on iTunes

Tim Maia - Bom Senso

'Over Again' on iTunes

Tim Maia - Over Again

Tim Maia - The Dance is Over

Tim Maia - You Don't Know What I Know

Tim Maia - Rational Culture

See our animated short movie on Tim Maia, narrated by Devendra Banhart: http://youtu.be/V9CaUKrGS3Y

Tim Maia, THE Brazilian Funk Soul Godfather was the real thing. His 1970 debut album introduced his audacious talent, as well as North American soul and funk musical influences, forever changing Brazilian popular music. His legendary appetites sought out carnal AND spiritual fulfillment in equal measure.  He bought 100 hits of LSD and handed them out to the staff of his record label. At the height of his mid-70s success he joined the Cult of Racional Energy; watching for spaceships while wearing only white clothes and playing only white instruments! Yet the two albums he recorded for the Cult are among his best. His songs search for love, and they dig into the existential. His own lyrics say it best: “I am so groovy now and I don’t care!”

'Que Beleza' on iTunes

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