Oluko Imo

Oduduwa

Soundway
18.95 €
icon/play-white
Add To Cart
Tax included, Shipping not included
Reissue of the 80s 12” single from Trinidadian musician Oluko Imo (Black Truth Rhythm Band), featuring Fela Kuti and Femi Kuti. Recorded between Lagos and New York in 1988, the tracks sit at the fault line of the Trinidad-Yoruba connection, blending calypso heritage with the Afrobeat and jazz of Nigeria On the A-side, title track ‘Oduduwa’ is a brooding slice of peak-era Transatlantic Afrobeat, blending a heartfelt plea for social justice and equality with a haunting piano line, shuffling drums and ethereal sax solo. The song takes its name from Oduduwa, the founder of the Ife Empire, who is also seen as a divine Orisha (deity) in Yoruba culture, one that is often evoked by musicians and activists in Trinidad as a signifier of Yoruba heritage on the island. On the flip, ‘Eyes Are Getting Red (Were Oju Le)’ is a long-lost slice of low slung Afrobeat featuring both Fela and Femi Kuti. Classic Nigerian horns and keys combine with Oluko Imo’s Caribbean-influenced guitar and Fela’s virtuoso sax solo, bridging the musical gap between Lagos and Port of Spain.

Share Article

Details

Release Date

20.06.2024

Cat No

5255836

Tracklist

Track 1
icon/play-white
Track 2
icon/play-white
Afro Funk
icon/play-white
12"
Oluko Imo
18.95 €
Praise Jah Invisible City Editions
Add To Cart
Afro Music
12"
icon/play-white
Oluko Imo
18.95 €
Praise Jah Invisible City Editions
Afro Beat
icon/play-white
3-LP
Various
33.95 €
Nigeria Special Volume 3 Soundway
Add To Cart
Afro Music
3-LP
icon/play-white
Various
33.95 €
Nigeria Special Volume 3 Soundway
Asia
LP
Various
23.95 €
Ayo Ke Disco:Boogie, Pop & Funk From The South China Se Soundway
Backorder
World
LP
Various
23.95 €
Ayo Ke Disco:Boogie, Pop & Funk From The South China Se Soundway
Afro Disco
12“
Papillon
16.95 €
Moulongo Soundway
Backorder
Afro Music
12“
Papillon
16.95 €
Moulongo Soundway
Afro Music
3-LP
Various
31.95 €
Ghana Special Vol. 2 Soundway
Backorder
Afro Music
3-LP
Various
31.95 €
Ghana Special Vol. 2 Soundway
Afro Disco
icon/play-white
EP
Sai Galaxy
19.95 €
Okere EP Soundway
Add To Cart
Afro Music
EP
icon/play-white
Sai Galaxy
19.95 €
Okere EP Soundway
Electronica
icon/play-white
LP
Circus Underwater
24.95 €
Circus Underwater Soundway
Add To Cart
Electronica
LP
icon/play-white
Circus Underwater
24.95 €
Circus Underwater Soundway
Afro Funk
icon/play-white
12“
Oluko Imo
18.95 €
Oduduwa Soundway
Add To Cart
Afro Music
12“
icon/play-white
Oluko Imo
18.95 €
Oduduwa Soundway
Rock / Pop
2-LP
Neil Young
36.95 €
Before and After Reprise
Backorder
Rock / Pop / Indie
2-LP
Neil Young
36.95 €
Before and After Reprise
Afro Beat
2-LP
Fela Kuti
34.95 €
Red Hot + Fela (10th Anniv. Reissue) (Col.) Pias / Knitting Factory
Backorder
Afro Music
2-LP
Fela Kuti
34.95 €
Red Hot + Fela (10th Anniv. Reissue) (Col.) Pias / Knitting Factory
Afro Jazz
icon/play-white
12"
Laurent Bardainne & Tigre D'eau Douce
10.95 €
S/T Heavenly Sweetness
Backorder
Afro Music
12"
icon/play-white
Laurent Bardainne & Tigre D'eau Douce
10.95 €
S/T Heavenly Sweetness
Turkish
icon/play-white
LP
Altin Gün
25.95 €
Ask Glitterbeat
Backorder
World
LP
icon/play-white
Altin Gün
25.95 €
Ask Glitterbeat
Latin Jazz
icon/play-white
LP
Viejas Raices
21.95 €
De Las Colonias Del Río De La Plata Altercat
Backorder
Latin America
LP
icon/play-white
Viejas Raices
21.95 €
De Las Colonias Del Río De La Plata Altercat