Oct 20, 20 if fela kuti was a child of james brown, fellow nigerian william onyeabor is something like the nextgeneration musical offspring of parliamentfunkadelic. A shimmering wall of guitars or brass, in one instance grounded by propulsive, postpunky drumming. To me, geoff dyer was the name on an excellent book about photography but no more, so i had to look up yoga for those who cant be bothered to. Get hold off a track from legendary nigerian artists first record label release.
Jun 12, 2011 william onyeabor anything you sow 1985. A brief digest of gcs recent favorite afrobeat finds on the internets. Jimmy edgar majenta the tropes swirling on exboy wonder jimmy edgars third album. Elliott is on am 1690 the voice of the arts on monday nights from 79pm for radio undefined crews is on wxdu on tuesday mornings from ten to noon email dark doesnt want to own her, but he cant let her have it both ways. William onyeabor good name laurie tuffrey, july 26th, 20 10. Hes a mythwreathed nigerian musician who released eight albums of visionary selfproduced synthfunk on his own label between 1977 and 1985. Although i have not heard from united about a specific pressing date, i would expect to have my records in hand next week or sometime after the july 4 holiday. Mar 06, 2012 i present to you now the fullyupdated william onyeabor megapost. Awkunanaw voice publications serves as an information and enlightenment center similar to any public. Aug 11, 2015 william onyeabor anything you sow luaka bop. They provide access to current reliable information about awkunanaw through book and magazines publications, the internet and local programming. There are now 10 new rfw transmissions featured on the front page. African synth music mix a tribute to william onyeabor by brain magazine.
Download this episode right click and save this weeks selection. Aug 18, 2018 awkunanaw voice publications is a jointly sponsored partnership between microcredit solutions limited and concerned indigenes of awkunanaw clan. Tomorrow by william onyeabor, released 27 november 2015 1. My friend evan put me on to a new compilation of psychedelic african funk music released by luaka bop called world psychdelic classics vol. William onyeabor selfreleased eight albums in southeastern nigeria between 1978 and 1985, all of them now nearly impossible to find. Tried the link but it doesnt work please let me know of it can be reupped, best wishes. After all, it is said that where there is love god is there and god is love.
William onyeabor is a box set of five of the albums elusive nigerian synthfunk pioneer william onyeabor selfreleased between 1977 and 1985 remastered and. Supertight performances all around, shredtastic solos, riffs thatll make you uppercut everyone around you, and lyrics about how the government totally sucks and going to church is total bullshit, man. Spotlight on william onyeabor culture the guardian. Lets start with 1978s atomic bomb, his second record which i believe i originally came across at the excellent blog big head stevenson. His surprising no other african musician was recording. In the meantime, you can download a free digital copy of cosmologies and preorder the vinyl over at bandcamp. Johnny mathis the best days of my life 1979 natalie cole i love you so 1979. Daddy was the fourth child of the late evang abner ugwuogbodo onyeabor and the late ezinne eunice nwaejiofor onyeabor of larger family in amodu awkunanaw community. Awkunanaw voice publications serves as an information and.
I specialize in the past but the current is certainly not completely ignored either. The album introduced onyeabors infectious music to a wider audience and was included on time magazines top 10 albums of the year and named a best new reissue by pitchfork. The album is said to have been composed as a soundtrack to a movie onyeabor made a tragedy of how an african princess rejects the love that money buys, as mentioned on the sleeve. New releases store catalog tours podcast gimme videos history. Sidea preaches love which is the surest way to peace, harmony and happiness. After a fiveyear odyssey to track down onyeabor, the luaka bop label released who is william onyeabor.
William onyeabor anthology box set 2014 the curtain with. Rhys chatham factor x 1983 hypnotic, instrumental art rock monoliths by nyc composer rhys chatham. William onyeabor anything you sow 1985, vinyl discogs. Use the archives directory below or the older posts link on the bottom right to select a past show or month. The nigerian mythic music pioneer, william onyeabor has passed away at the age of 70. We are in the home stretch in preparing the release of cosmologies, my new limitededition vinyl album with drummer sam byrd. You can also preorder the limited edition vinyl edition of the album, which is. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices. Includes unlimited streaming of world psychedelic classics 5. I present to you now the fullyupdated william onyeabor megapost.
One third of thee polyvinyl craftsmen along with laggers and miggins. The download links can be found in the comments for each post. William onyeabor good name by luaka bop free listening. Completely original and highly influential william. Jan 30, 2017 in 2014, the film documentary fantastic man followed, as well as the atomic bomb. The last 50 or so are usually streaming, but all 14 years of posts are available to view. I mostly post recent finds from my digging expeditions across the land, but occasionally i will post up random things as. Jan 18, 2017 one of my favorites has past away today. The singles are limited to 250 copies only and each record is handstamped and comes wrapped in a thick paper sleeve designed by pvc and wobbly lamps member paul lagden. Stream william onyeabor good name by luaka bop from desktop or your mobile device.
In 2014, the film documentary fantastic man followed, as well as the atomic bomb. Preorder on bandcamp the practice of human flight the idea for the title comes from a series of dreams i had when i was a. Following the eight albums onyeabor selfreleased between 1978 and 1985, he became a bornagain christian, refusing ever to speak about himself or his music again. In june of 1901, recording engineer fred gaisberg was in russia for the gramophone company.
William onyeabor passed away at his home in nigeria day before yesterday. If fela kuti was a child of james brown, fellow nigerian william onyeabor is something like the nextgeneration musical offspring of parliamentfunkadelic. The album is said to have been composed as a soundtrack to a movie onyeabor made a tragedy. Ive never read do androids dream of electric sheep. I hope you will find a gem or two before you mosey on down the road. Callandresponse vocals, rich hornsection melodies, and killer solos from every instrument in the bands arsenal, all as buoyant, percussionheavy grooves stay locked. Remembering william onyeabor features clash magazine. William onyeabor crashes in love get it crashes in love was released in 1977 on the artists own imprint, wilfilms, like every of his records all masterpieces. William onyeabor, cult nigerian musician, has died aged 70. Cosmologies is now available on bandcamp as a free or pay what you want hey, every little bit helps.
This fine nigerian master has made many an appearance on the blogosphere, but in the interest of continuing to vigorously spread the very good word of mr. Jul 31, 2015 wobbly lamps singles available on polyvinyl craftsmen records you can now buy wobbly lamps eps on polyvinyl craftsmen records directly from us. The music was compiled by uchenna ikonne and was the. Ive really enjoyed learning about the enigmatic william onyeabor and listening to his excellent musical legacy. William onyeabor crashes in love 1977 afrofunk legend william onyeabor s perfect debut. He never got his deserved success on the world stage like he should have. I was 23 years old when i first heard william onyeabor. Listen to william onyeabors fantastic man william onyeabor would never speak about himself and for a long time refused many of the. We encrypt all traffic involving personal data with industrystandard ssl certificates and we are also pci compliant meaning that we follow all current data security standards and undergo weekly scans monitoring our security status. Evangelist william ezechukwu onyeabor was born 26th march 1946 into the ogbodo onyeabor family in amodu awkunanaw in nkanu west local government area of enugu state of nigeria. William onyeabor box set all of the african synth popfunk musicians albums lovingly compiled into a single box set with reproduction artwork.
Crashes in love boxset 1 of 2 vinyl lp william onyeabor. Payment security we take the security of our website and of your transactions extremely seriously. So im not really sure why i like sad songs during the summer. Photography as the schrodingers cat paradox actually, though, i guess you can just purchase your tribe now you can buy likes or followers just like ordering chinese takeaway 10,000 likes for 70 bucks i wonder if they throw in a beyonce download and. Podcasting once a week from our vinyl box of delights in the back of beyond. Song my love can sing, radio girl, where the light takes you. To me, they seemed to have stalled, and i didnt enjoy any of joel gibbs newer songs as much as i did those that sprung from his initial burst of inspiration. Completely original and highly influential william was a musical genius long before the world was ready to discover him. Awkunanaw voice publications is a jointly sponsored partnership between microcredit solutions limited and concerned indigenes of awkunanaw clan. Jan 31, 2014 the hidden cameras are a band i wondered if i would ever love again the way i did from about 200205. Just watched fantastic man, fascinated by this bloke. William onyeabor good name by luaka bop free listening on. What we do know about the mysterious onyeabor is that he is a nigerian musician who put out. It proves luaka bops compilation who is william onyeabor was no fluke, and many of the songs left off it are just as good as the ones included.
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