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    Julie Coker A Life In The Limelight: Lagos Disco & Itsekiri Highlife, 1976-1981

    Kalita Records
    • Julie Coker – Ere Yon
    • Julie Coker – Re Hese
    • Julie Coker – It’s All For You
    • Julie Coker – Sogio
    • Julie Coker – Gossiper Scandal Monger
    • Julie Coker – Iyo-Re
    • Julie Coker – Elelemi
    • 1. Ere Yon
    • 2. Re Hese
    • 3. It’s All For You
    • 4. Sogio
    • 5. Gossiper Scandal Monger
    • 6. Iyo-Re
    • 7. Elelemi

    Kalita records release a compilation focusing on the musical career of Julie Coker, the queen of Nigerian television! Here we collate seven of Julie’s most sought-after Afro disco and hauntingly-beautiful Itsekiri highlife recordings, accompanied by extensive interview-based liner notes and never-before- seen photos.

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