Ofege

My love of African music continues with the Nigerian band Ofege. This album might be the best of the bunch. Ofege recorded Try and Love in 1973, while they were still in high school. The 5-piece band (aged 15 – 17) consisted of Paul Alade (bass & vocals), Felix Inneh (guitar & vocals), Melvin Ukachi (vocals), Mlke Meme (drums & vocals) and Dapo Olumide (keyboard). Heavy western influences can be found on the album: Traffic, Carlos Santana, Velvet Underground and Jeff Beck come to mind. “It’s Not Easy” is 10% “Dear Mr. Fantasy” and 90% “Oh! Sweet Nuthin.”

MP3: Ofege – It’s Not Easy
MP3: Ofege – Gbe Mi Lo

Download:
Ofege – Try and Love – (emusic)

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