Ojinga's Own
Funky Guyana folk music reinterpreted and infused with Afro-roots from 1974. Soundway reissue!

Ojinga's Own

Yoruba Singers

€ 27,95
  • LP
Label
Soundway Records
PICK-UP AT SHOP / FREE SHIPPING FOR ORDERS WITHIN BELGIUM AND EXCEEDING €100 (FYI: we notice delays at Bpost which are out of our hands, if you want to be a 100% sure about delivery date, best choose pick-up) / Shipping costs are dependent on various factors and are calculated in your shopping cart. Add this item to your cart to see the shipping cost. Or pick up your order at our store in Ghent.

Description

Remastered reissue of the debut album from Guyana's longest running band. Guyana folk music reinterpreted and infused with Afro-roots and culture.

The 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.

The group started adapting Guyanese traditional folk music as well as writing their own - blending a mixture of protest, social commentary, blues, and genres inspired mby the times. Beginning with about 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.

Integral to the Yoruba Singers’ sound are echoes of Obeah traditions which are very closely related to the Santería 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.

Tracklist

A

  • 1.Ojinga's Own
  • 2.What To Do
  • 3.Stay Away
  • 4.Uncomprehensidensible Radio-Matic Woman
  • 5.Neighbour Jean

B

  • 1.Go-Go
  • 2.Massacura Man
  • 3.Woman A Dead Ya Fuh Man
  • 4.Ka Duma
  • 5.I've Got To Be Somebody
  • 6.No Intension

Videos

You might also like

Shopping bag