Archive for June, 2008



Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Siji

siji, adesiji, soul, nigerian, yoruba

Yesterday afternoon, I received email saying that I had been tagged in a video on Facebook. Anyone familiar with facebook knows that more often than not, you’re not actually in the video, but rather someone wants to spam you wants you to see something.

I was pleasantly surprised to see an awesome video about a yet unknown to me musician, Siji. The video promos Siji’s sophomore album project “Adesiji” that features a sharp cast of musicians and co producers including Rich Medina and King Britt.

The wonderfully chill soul sounds are a refreshing complement to his ideas on music, production and the like. Look forward to more from Siji. New album drops September 2008.

His official website launches soon: http://www.sijimusic.com

In the meantime, check him out on myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/sijimusic

Siji’s debut album is available for purchase here on itunes

Update: Higher quality video courtesy of Siji



Sunday, June 1st, 2008

Sonny Okosuns (1947-2008)

Okosuns, 61, died on Sunday (May 25) in the United States following a battle against cancer of the colon, they said.

Source: Yahoo

Sonny Okosuns, Nigerian Musician, Freedom Fighter

Rest in peace.

Sonny Okosun - Power To The People
A clip of Sonny and his band in Lagos, 1979 - taken from the documentary Konkombe - The Nigerian Pop Music Scene. Includes lagos street scenes, a jam session, a pressing plant and more.

Sonny Okosuns - Papa’s Land (16MB)
(right click, save as)

Excellent tributes over at Comb and Razor:
In a mannish mood
Among friends
My people, wake up
You want to live in the moon?
Sonny Okosuns (1947-2008)