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sjob movement - friendship train - cultures of soul - cd

Genre: African - Nigeria

1. Friendship Train
2. Love Affair
3. What Could It Be?
4. Odiara
5. Let's Do It
6. Halleluyah!!

Sjob Movement's Friendship Train was the second LP by the group and one which saw the group rise to new heights. It's a masterpiece of African music with it's fluid afro beat grooves and spaced out Moog synthesizer sounds...

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Here is an excerpt from the liner notes written and
researched by Uchenna Ikonne:

"Prince Bola Agbana might hardly be the most
immediately recognizable name in the
constellation of Nigerian music stars, but for a
significant portion of the last half-century he
labored in the shadows, dutifully serving as one of
the key movers in its development: An in-demand
session musician. An early and respected
exponent of funk. A catalyst in the retrofit of juju
into a modern pop genre. Most of all, though, he is
recognized as the founder, leader, drummer and
principal vocalist of the SJOB Movement.
SJOB: Sam, Johnnie, Ottah, Bola. For a moment
in the mid-1970s, they were le dernier cri in
modern Nigerian music, representing the next step
in the evolution of afro rhythms, and a new
paradigm for the band economy. Their first album,
1976’s A Move in the Right Direction, was a minor
sensation and was swiftly followed by Friendship
Train in 1977. Then it appeared that the movement
stopped moving, and SJOB disappeared from the
scene."