Description
The 1974 debut album Ojinga's Own (along with the single Basa Bongo/Black Pepper) by Guyanese Afro-Folk band The Yoruba Singers has been remastered for the first ever vinyl reissue.
rrThe Yoruba Singers formed in Georgetown, Guyana in 1971. Despite their name they were not from Nigeria, but identified strongly with the area from which so many of the African diaspora in Guyana and neighbouring regions were originally descended.
rrThe group started adapting Guyanese traditional folk music as well as writing their own - blending a mixture of protest, social commentary, blues, and genres inspired by the times. Beginning with 12 people sharing vocal duties, most of the early repertoire was inspired by folk songs that started life on plantations or in religious settings accompanied by a few sparse musical instruments.
rrIntegral to the Yoruba Singers' sound are echoes of Obeah traditions which are very closely related to the Santerxeda religion of Cuba and the Orisha and Shango traditions of Trinidad and Tobago. Calypso and steel-band culture from nearby Trinidad and Tobago was to some extent part of the musical DNA of the group, but they were naturally also influenced by the massive volume of rocksteady and roots-reggae coming from Jamaica.
Track Listing
Ojinga's Own
Massacura Man
What To Do
Woman A Dead Ya Fuh Man
Stay Away
Ka Duma
Uncomprehensidensible Radio-Matic Woman
I've Got To Be Somebody
Neighbour Jean
No Intention
Go-Go
Details
- Product Type: Vinyl
- Barcode: 5060571362261
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