| Details / Tracklist: |
1. UNITY
2. HIS HIGHNESS EREDIAUWA 1 OBA OF BENIN (PART 1)
3. HIS HIGHNESS EREDIAUWA 1 OBA OF BENIN (PART 2)
4. GRATITUDE |
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| Description: | Unity by Aigbe Lebarty, released 6 October 2016, includes the following tracks: "His Highness Erediauwa 1 Oba Of Benin (Part 2)" and more.
This version of Unity comes as a 1xCD. - In 1979, long-time Highlife veteran Aigbe Lebarty decided to try his hand at high-energy disco funk. Checking the Lebartone Aces at the door, he borrowed the Sex Bombers from Prince Omo Lawal-Osula and created Unity, a sure-fire dance floor stomper that channels 'Ring My Bell' into a clarion cry for, well, unity... and a good time. The title track is the undisputed highlight of the album. It rattles along in a wonky, skittish fashion, with the high-pitched toms dueling with the Sex Bombers in a musical game of Space Invaders. 'His Highness Erediauwa 1 Oba Of Benin (Part 1 &2)', sees Aigbe slips back into Highlife like a comfortable pair of slippers. The tracks were a gift to Erediauwa, who had just been crowned the 38th ruler of the Edo people in Benin City. Like eastern Nigeria, Benin City had remained a haven for highlife, so no surprises there. Spookily, the re-issue of this album by PMG coincides with the passing of his Highness Erediauwa 1 and the coronation of his successor. There is no word whether a follow-up is in the works. - Peter Moore? Aigbe Lebarty
? + © 2016 Presch Media GmbH
2016 mastering at www.soundtempel.com
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PMG028CD |
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