Godwin Omabuwa & His Cassanova Dandies - Lovumi Do

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

Oluko Imo ft Fela and Femi Anikulapo Kuti - Were Oju Le (Eyes Are Getting Red)

Yes, it's been a while, but I recently got a few great tracks from a friend which I intend to post in the near future. Here's one of them: Oluko Imu's 1988 release on Arigidi Records. Aside from being a great example of where afrobeat was going just after its heyday and just before the house community's discovery, it is also one of the few - if only - records to include both Fela and Femi.

Oluko Imo ft Fela and Femi Anikulapo Kuti - Were Oju Le