William onyeabor, reclusive african electrofunk pioneer. Lp boxset 2 cd version by william onyeabor 680899800228. Find william onyeabors songs, tracks, and other music. Check out box set by william onyeabor on amazon music. But youll never, never want to stop a bullet for another guy. Nairaland forum entertainment musicradio nigerian music in the good old days 73491 views future of rock music in nigeria k1 d ultimate,obesere and adewale ayuba. William onyeabor is a box set of nine of the albums elusive nigerian synthfunk pioneer william onyeabor selfreleased between 1977 and 1985 remastered and officially available for the first time. A very famous musician, william onyeabor was laid to rest recently. Following 2012s fourth volume that celebrated the existential work of tim maia, here we find luaka bop exploring the legacy of william onyeabor. Perhaps a commentary on onyeabors own status at the time of his conversion, the song rails against people who soothe in good times only to evaporate in bad, or worse still, to help in knocking you down down down.
The first record store day took place on april 19, 2008. Sorry, george, but simply cutting the benefits of the poor. When the going is smooth and good many, many people will be your friend oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Mr onyeabor, before his death, dissociated himself from the proceeds of his music. Onyeabor s music wasnt successful beyond enugu until his 1985 hit when the going is smooth and good, a playful synth jam that resembles a nigerian kraftwerk.
Onyeabors songs are often heavily rhythmic and synthesized, occasionally epic in scope, with lyrics decrying war and sung by both onyeabor himself and female backing vocalists. Sadly william onyeabor passed away in 2017 only a few years after his music finally got the wider appreciation it deserved. A high chief and kenyan diplomat who allegedly refuses to discuss his music, he selfreleased eight albums in the 70s and 80s and these are some of the many highlights. Box set please retry amazon price new from used from. But when the going becomes tough many of your friends will run away. Pretty sure these could just top out a 120minute cassette tape, if my high school calculations are correct. A multi culti spring mix by multi culti free listening. William onyeabor anything you sow 1985, vinyl discogs. Listen to atomic bomb, fantastic man and more from william onyeabor. But william onyeabor is also a philosopher, wise in the wicked ways of humanity.
Onyeabor s songs are often heavily rhythmic and synthesized, occasionally epic in scope, with lyrics decrying war and sung by both onyeabor himself and female backing vocalists. William onyeaboratomic bomb lpluaka bop vinyl records. William ezechukwu onyeabor was a nigerian funk musician and businessman. This simply titled nine album collection gathers together material from his nine album releases eight studio albums, plus an. And when the going is smooth and good is there to remind you that this too shall pass.
He said he had made the music with finances and money from a russian mafia and syndicate. Jan 18, 2017 onyeabors music wasnt successful beyond enugu until his 1985 hit when the going is smooth and good, a playful synth jam that resembles a nigerian kraftwerk. Perhaps a commentary on onyeabors own status at the time of his conversion, the song rails against people who soothe in good times only to evaporate in bad, or. Lyrics to something you will never forget by william onyeabor. Something you will never forget william onyeabor shazam. His music was widely heard in nigeria in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but. When the going is smooth and good william onyeabor.
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A high chief and kenyan diplomat who allegedly refuses to discuss his music, he selfreleased eight albums in. Pretty sure these could just top out a 120minute cassette tape, if. This box is simultaneously a testament to onyeabors musical and sonic. Something you will never forget remix remix policy. William onyeabor enugu, nigeria, 29 march 1946 16 january 2017 was a nigerian afrofunk, musician, singer and songwriter. A multi culti spring mix by multi culti free listening on. Maybe, thats why i admire your tenacity to pepper the haters and humble them, but since they humbled the kidnapper evans. His music represents the epitome of the golden era of nigerian funk, before he gave up a life in music to become a devout christian. When the going is smooth and good many many people will be your friend when the going is s. But luaka bop did manage to release who is william onyeabor. Murphys ovaltine harry the hipster gibson give a little trentmoller mix trentemoller. Download william onyeabor box set 2016 softarchive. I never thought of the word poor til i got to be a man, but when you live in a house that you can always peek out of and see what kind of day it is, youre not doing so well. William onyeabor was truly one of a kind pitchfork.
I think i would love to meet you in person and disappear. Dear hushpuppi, i love that you have really worked smart and escaped poverty. Download william onyeabor box set 2016 or any other file from music category. Whos who all categories lps, cds, vinyl record albums. Umpg publishing, aresa, ascap, sony atv publishing, bmi. The final album, anything you sow, combines many more folk elements as well as traces of african gospel, but there is nothing in the rest of the christian music canon that even gets close to the visionary electronicism in when the going is smooth and good or everyday. Just in time for christmas comes this deluxe celebration of the career of nigerian mystery man william onyeabor. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises poor boy william onyeabor box set.
William onyeabor when the going is good and smooth 19. Maybe, thats why i admire your tenacity to pepper the haters and humble them, but since they humbled the kidnapper evans, i have been thinking about you. Funk, electronic, afrobeat, world, psychedelic total time. Record store day was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners and employees as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding nearly 1400 independently owned record stores in the us and thousands of similar stores internationally. Nigerian music in the good old days musicradio 6 nairaland. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of luaka bop. Reply notify me 4 helpful bublee september 24, 2014. It emerged that onyeabor was born into a poor family in 1946 but.
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. Just about everyone could agree on get lucky and hold on, were going home, but there were lots of other great singles and album cuts released this year. Includes unlimited streaming of anything you sow via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. But for onyeabor, growing interest in the music he released during. Nigerian music in the good old days musicradio 6 nigeria. William onyeabor atomic bomb official audio youtube. Ive really enjoyed learning about the enigmatic william onyeabor and listening to his excellent musical legacy. Newsletters and special announcements dusty groove is. Onyeabor was born into a poor family, but became financially successful enough to.
Dear hushpuppi an open letter to the malaysianbased. Greil marcus book real life rock the complete top ten columns 1986 to 2014 new. His music was widely heard in nigeria in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but he remained an enigmatic figure, private and reclusive. By using this service, you agree to the use of cookies. Dear sunshine music lovers worldwide, we present you william onyeabor songs from a to z william onyeabor, william ezechukwu onyeabor, nigerian musician and businessman born march 26, 1946, nigeriadied jan. Jun 21, 2017 when the going is smooth and good many, many people will be your friend. Intetest in the born again christian s output has been high since the release of last year s superb who is william onyearbor.
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