Njoku, Nkem & Ozzobia Brothers: Ozobia Special - VINYL LP

Njoku, Nkem & Ozzobia Brothers: Ozobia Special - VINYL LPTitle: Ozobia Special Artist: Njoku, Nkem & Ozzobia Brothers Label: Barely Breaking Even Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 194491872755 Genre: International Release Date: 2020 05 01 Number of Discs: 1 Nkem Njoku & Ozzobia Sound's one and only album, Ozobia Special, is an early 80s Igbo Highlife masterpiece, drawing on Ghana Highlife as well as traditional Ogene 6 8 bell tempos. Nkem Njoku's only album as leader, this LP epitomizes the feel good, gospel

Title: Ozobia Special
Artist: Njoku, Nkem & Ozzobia Brothers
Label: Barely Breaking Even
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 194491872755
Genre: International
Release Date: 2020-05-01
Number of Discs: 1

Nkem Njoku & Ozzobia Sound's one and only album, Ozobia Special, is an early 80s Igbo Highlife masterpiece, drawing on Ghana Highlife as well as traditional Ogene 6/8 bell tempos. Nkem Njoku's only album as leader, this LP epitomizes the feel-good, gospel-tinged party atmosphere of Igbo Highlife, with John Kante's soukous guitar scales interweaving the sharp sax/ trumpet line-up, which includes the legendary Ray Stephen Oche, whose two scarce albums with his band Matumbo are big afro-jazz collectors' items, reissued several times over the years. Percussion section includes the prolific Smart 'Friday Pozo' Thompson, whose session credits read like a 'who's who' of contemporary West African music and include many gigs on Tabansi artists' albums. The razor-sharp production sound, as so often on the best Tabansi Highlife and boogie sessions, is down to multi-keyboardist Jake Sollo. An early 80s Igbo Highlife masterpiece- the only album by Nkem Njoku & Ozzobia Brothers. Part of BBE's Tabansi Gold Series of rare African reissues. The first time this album has been issued anywhere outside Africa. Full global press and radio campaign: USA by Scorepress, France by H.I.M. Media.

Tracks:
1.1 Ozobia Special
1.2 Ofu Obi (Onye Achuna Uwa Nike)
1.3 Osula Nwa Eje Ubi Eje Oba
1.4 Ije Eluwa
1.5 Akwa Obi
1.6 Egwu Oyoliba