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victor olaiya's - all stars soul international - vampisoul - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: African

1. Let Yourself Go
2. There Was A Time
3. Okere Gwonko
4. I Feel Alright
5. Soro Jeje Fum Arogbo
6. Cold Sweat
7. New Nigeria
8. Things Got To Get Better
9. Everybody Needs Love
10. Magic Feet
11. Onuro
12. Mother Popcorn

Repress of 1970 1970 from Olaiya�s Highlife / Funk phase. its also worthwhile to go through his back pages to see how he became the Evil Genius, before you roll back the rug and get down with the Highlife-Funk.

Victor Olaiya is certainly one of the legendary foundation stones of modern Nigerian music, yet he has never received much acknowlegement or really had his albums released or promoted in any quantity outside of Nigeria. So this Vampisoul release is a step in the right direction and not before time, for a 77 years old who was probably Nigeria�s leading star of 50's and early 60's, his golden years. Dr. Victor Abimbola Olaiya, the evil genius of Highlife, is still sockin� it to them after 60 years on stage. If you�re lucky you can catch him blowing that trumpet and singing his heart out at his own celebrated 'Stadium Hotel' in Lagos, Nigeria.

Our carefully produced reissue comes with extensive liner notes by specialist Max Reindhart.