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    Tunji Oyelana A Nigerian Retrospective 1966-79

    Soundway
    • Tunji Oyelana – Ojo
    • Tunji Oyelana – Ipasan
    • 1. Ojo
    • 2. Ipasan
    • 3. Fiya Jemi
    • 4. Lisabi Egba
    • 5. Ifa
    • 6. Osekere
    • 7. Panbolanbola
    • 8. Iwo Ko Lo Dami
    • 9. Omoba D'eru Ri
    • 10. Jewele Jewele
    • 11. Oloti
    • 12. E Gbe Mi
    • 13. Lenle
    • 14. Aiye Nla
    • 15. Koriko Nde
    • 16. Irawo Mi
    • 17. Alaru T' Onje Buredi
    • 18. Agba Lo De (45 Version)
    • 19. Omonike
    • 20. Ogun Adubi
    • 21. To Whom It May Concern

    Slow-grooving, irresistably funky, uplifting afrobeat - with killer long percussive breakdowns! Soundway Records return to Nigeria once more with ‘Tunji Oyelana: A Nigerian Retrospective 1966 – 79’ – a lovingly compiled anthology of the multifaceted artist and one of Nigeria’s most revered sons. 

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