This track was also supplied by a friend of mine and while researching Godwin Omabuwa & His Cassanova Dandies in order to have a little information to share, I read accounts of the band playing calypso and highlife in nightclubs in Lagos. Though many a club was packed, their music often merely served as a backdrop for "men and women who danced and struck love dates at the expense of the music." That doesnt' sound half bad to me. Anyhow, Godwin Omabuwa & His Cassanova Dandies, have turned up on some Nigerian and afrobeat comps over the past several years, including Nigeria Afrobeat Special: the New Explosive Sound in 1970's Nigeria, released February, 2010. This song, Lovumi Do is from the Olitubutubu LP from 1978 on Ekotse Records. Produced by Bawo Metsaharun.
Godwin Omabuwa & His Cassanova Dandies - Lovumi Do
nice song - how can you not like a band names the cassanova dandies? would love to hear more from the LP
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