The Motherland Influence: April 3, 2022
G.Kabaka Opara on guitar
WELCOME!
I’ll be playing all African music today, starting with sizzling hot late ’70s highlife out of eastern Nigeria.
The featured artist in the first hour will be guitarist Godwin Kabaka Opara with The Oriental Brothers International and the Kabaka International Guitar Band, including a track from the newly reissued album on the Colombian Palenque Records label. The rest of set will be all 70s and 80s vinyl tracks by Kabaka’s band and few others.
In the second hour you will hear music from the brand new compilation of 80s music from Orchestre Massako of Gabon on the Analog Africa label. There will also be some great rare 80s vinyl tracks by Mack Joss with Orchestre Massako and some songs by other bands of the era.
This one loves volume.
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Playlist
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Mose Fan Fan & Orchestre Somo Somo, “Hello Hello (program theme song)”
from Hello Hello
Sterns - 1995
RDCongo
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Collins Oke Elaiho and his Odoligie Noble Dance Band, “Eguanran”
from Sere Nuwa
Phonogram Ltd. - 1976
Nigeria
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Oriental Brothers International Led by G. Kabaka Opara, “Onyeoma Nmadu 'Eji Egbuya”
from Oriental Brothers International
Decca - 1975
Nigeria
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Kabaka International Guitar Band, “Bia Luru Nwa Ada”
from Kabaka International Guitar Band
Deram - 1978
Nigeria
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Kabaka International Guitar Band Led by G. Kabaka Opara, “Onuru Olu Nwa Bia Za”
from Kabaka International Guitar Band (Led by G. Kabaka Opara)
Palenque Records - 2022
Nigeria, original 1977
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Kabaka International Guitar Band Led by G. Kabaka Opara, “Onye Mere Ihe Akaya”
from Onye Mere Ihe Akaya
Deram - 1978
Nigeria
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Eagle Brothers Band Led by Sebastian "Saku Show" Opara, “Oba Si Na Chi”
EMI - 1983
Nigeria
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Mack Joss et Massako, “Mouille Mangondou”
from Danger! Mack Joss et Massako 83
Production Maspro - 1983
Gabon
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Massako en Furie, “Affaires Cailloux”
from Massako en Furie Presente Son Passeport Pour 81
CSM Productions - 1982
Gabon
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Stella, “Le Linge Sale”
from Dans L'Ambiance De Kounabeli Mbila-Assuku: La Connaissance
Nkoussou Music - 1987
Gabon
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Groupe Kounabeli de Masuku & Orchestre Banowita, “Mwa Nana Yeni”
from Orchestre Banowita – Vol.2
Charles Talar Records
Gabon, mid 80s
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Orchestre N'goss Brothers, “La Fu Ba Mono”
from Orchestre N'goss Brothers
Nkoussou Music
Gabon early 1980s