When General Prince Adekunle was still Prince Adekunle, he operated with his Western State Brothers. This must be their first release from 1970. With his cool but driving, sophisticated style, Prince Adekunle is one of the great Juju masters from … Continue reading
01 – Oluwa mi —– Bami se —– Agbe odagrere tele —– Shanu-olu orunrere 02 – To become a man —– Alhaja mulika dasiliva —– Boje omode ? —– Aiye wa adara
Today we bring you this quite unknown album by a juju artist that always was a little under estimated. General Prince Adekunle was here on three earlier occasions. He was the teacher of guys like Sir Shina Peters and Segun … Continue reading
Goodmorning, how about some Yoruba Juju today ? We had two of his albums so far and it was about time to follow up on those. Sweet juju music from 1976. I’d say, get it and spread it as usual.. … Continue reading
It is time we had us some juju music. General Prince Adekunle and his Western Brothers are back at the GG and they rock. I am guessing if I say this album is from the mid 70’s, it just feels … Continue reading
Late post tonight, I blew a recording earlier and had to start all over. What have we got ? This is an album by one of the greatest juju masters. Sir Shina Peters and Segun Adewale made their name with … Continue reading
We saw him on several earlier occasions. We have some solo albums, one with his firend Shina Peters with whom he worked under General Prince Adekunle. Segun Adewale reformed his juju to become Yoruba Pop music or in short Yopop. … Continue reading
We already had an album by the other Prince General Adekunle student, Segun Adewale. Today his buddy Sir Shina Peters finds his way to you. Sir Shina takes the juju to a whole new level, it sounds very nineties so … Continue reading
Gisteren spraken we reeds over deze man. Uit de school van General Prince Adekunle dus hebben we vandaag een elpee van Segun Adewale. Uit 1985 en op Stern’s is dit een zeer stevige juju plaat. Dikke talking drums en een … Continue reading
“With wealthy Nigerian backers, Sir” Shina Peters combined juju with elements of Fela Kuti’s Afro-Beat style and the upfront drum sounds of fuji music into a style he dubbed Afro-Juju.” ( Rough Guide ) This 1984 album on Makossa fascinates … Continue reading