His business successes saw him named west african industrialist of the year in 1987. Atomic bomb, taken from the record atomic bomb wrlp 1002, 1978. Sidea preaches love which is the surest way to peace, harmony and happiness. Jan 18, 2017 william onyeabor passed away at his home in nigeria day before yesterday. It was 2011, and i only had a very low quality mp3, but the production of the music and the vocal delivery were so raw and exciting and. Get all 11 william onyeabor releases available on bandcamp and save 25%.
William onyeabor world psychedelic classics 5 who is. Onyeabors songs are often heavily rhythmic and synthesized, occasionally epic. Stretching from the new yorkinfluenced postpunk synth funk of good name to the most authentic afro fusion of why go to war, onyeabors range not only reflects his clear creative skill, but also the everdeveloping international language of music during the fruitful period he was active. Oct 17, 20 the fiveyear quest to reissue william onyeabor. William onyeabor good name theres a tense moment in the 2014 william onyeabor documentary, fantastic man, when the nigerian musicians former distributor obinna obi reluctantly discloses an incident that made people get scared of him. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The world was clued in to william onyeabors talents years ago with the inclusion of his brilliant better change your mind on two of the high profile early releases of west african music from the 70s. William onyeabor fantastic man by perfruor free listening.
Who is deluxe edition, an album by william onyeabor on spotify. Available for the first time as individual vinyl lps. Callandresponse vocals, rich hornsection melodies, and killer solos from every instrument in the bands arsenal, all as buoyant, percussionheavy grooves stay locked in a mesmerizing state of rhythmic nirvana. Also picked up at the brooklyn flea record fair this weekend the triple lp who is william onyeabor. Get hold off a track from legendary nigerian artists first record label release. Crashes in love 2nd version by william onyeabor, released 27 november 2015 1. He recorded a number of hit songs in nigeria during the 70s, the biggest of which was atomic bomb in 1978. We have 3 albums and 14 song lyrics in our database. Owl city and carly rae jepsen good time mp3 download qoret.
Something youll never forget, taken from the record crashes in love wlp 1001, 1977, music from the film crashes in love. William onyeabor was born outside enugu, a small, rural town in eastern nigeria, he created his own genre of african electronic funk in the late 70s and early 80s, making music completely unique for his time. View william onyeabor song lyrics by popularity along with songs featured in, albums, videos and song meanings. The fiveyear quest to reissue william onyeabor music the. William onyeabor studied cinematography in russia for many years, returning to nigeria in the mid70s to start his own wilfilms music label and to set up a music and film production studio. William onyeabor good name by luaka bop free listening.
Plays the music of william onyeabor 20172496luaka bop rsd 2017 06 good name. He studied cinematography in russia ussr for many years, returning to nigeria in the mid1970s to start his own wilfilms records music label and to set up a music and film production studio, wilfilms recording studios ltd. New releases store catalog tours podcast gimme videos history. William onyeabor crashes in love 1977 o p i u m h u m. This release is volume 5 of the world psychedelic classics series by. Listen free to william onyeabor good name lets fall in love, good name. On good name, the guitars sear, the sputtering drum machines skitter fast as rats, and onyeabors keys bear a frayed and serrated tone as he singsa trace of desperation in his voice. Includes unlimited streaming of crashes in love 2nd version. He died peacefully in his sleep following a brief illness, at his home in enugu, nigeria. Reply see 3 replies notify me 3 helpful r1461668 release. His surprising no other african musician was recording synthesizers thenor, in my mind, creating anything that sounded similar recordings, his conscious lyrics and messages and his entrepreneurial ambitions up until selling them late last year, he had his own vinyl mastering and pressing machines. Stretching from the new yorkinfluenced postpunk synth funk of good name to the most authentic afro fusion of why go to war, onyeabors range not only reflects his clear creative skill, but also the everdeveloping international language of music during the fruitful period he.
In the story, a boy visits the enigmatic superstar to chase royalties. The atomic bomb band plays the music of william onyeabor 24. William onyeabor crashes in love 1977 afrofunk legend william onyeabors perfect debut. View all records by william onyeabor for sale on cdandlp in lp, cd, 12inch, 7inch format. Your internet provider can see when you download torrents. Who is deluxe edition, an album by william onyeabor on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Struts nigeria 70 and world psychedelic classics 3.
The first william onyeabor track i ever heard was good name. William onyeabor anthology box set 2014 super highly recommended. William onyeabor anthology box set 2014 the curtain with. The fiveyear quest to reissue william onyeabor music. Meet nigerias man of mystery william onyeabor red bull. Luaka bop, the world of music record label started by david byrne features electronic music, psychedelic music, music from africa, brazil, peru, london, brooklyn, and elsewhere. This release is volume 5 of the world psychedelic classics series by luaka bop. After all, it is said that where there is love god is there and god is love. May 18, 2019 william onyeabor good name theres a tense moment in the 2014 william onyeabor documentary, fantastic man, when the nigerian musicians former distributor obinna obi reluctantly discloses an incident that made people get scared of him. Today, he is reaching cult status among a growing list of admirers, including.
William onyeabor passed away at his home in nigeria day before yesterday. Luaka bop reissues each of william onyeabors albums. The atomic bomb band plays the music of william onyeabor. Recorded live in the studio by a band of touring musicians that played william onyeabors music over the previous few years.
Indeed, one of the great joys of this set is to hear how onyeabor himself recreates his first album with a very different result the second time around. My other concern was that the songs posted to youtube and used to make who is william onyeabor would be the cream of an otherwise barren crop. Anything you sow, atomic bomb, box set, crashes in love, tomorrow, singles. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from william onyeabor at the discogs marketplace. Deluxe edition william onyeabor to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Dec 12, 2014 on good name, the guitars sear, the sputtering drum machines skitter fast as rats, and onyeabors keys bear a frayed and serrated tone as he singsa trace of desperation in his voice.
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William ezechukwu onyeabor was a nigerian funk musician and businessman. The highlight of the trip came when onyeabor was looking at a copy of 1983s good name and. Since i came to know you baibe ive been telling you how sweet youre ive been telling you how good youre now i want you try to tell me how i look. Good name, taken from the record good name wlp 30, 1983. The music of william onyeabor, two events on may 23 in which the headline act himself will not be. William onyeabor born 29 march 1946 died 16 january 2017 was a nigerian funk singer and songwriter. William onyeabor good name laurie tuffrey, july 26th, 20 10. William onyeabor crashes in love 1977 afrofunk legend william onyeabor s perfect debut. Also the songs go on for ages in a good way and whenever i dj them anywhere people go nuts. His music was widely heard in nigeria in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but he rema.
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