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    Oluko Imo Oduduwa / Were Oju Le (The Eyes Are Getting Red)

    Soundway
      • 1. Oduduwa
      • 2. Were Oju Le (The Eyes Are Getting Red)

      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.

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