Nigeria
Echoes from Lagos to Jos
A 44-minute instrumental journey across Nigeria in one continuous arc, from the Afrobeat midnight pulse of Lagos to the highland crossroads of Jos. No vocals; pure instrumental storytelling.
Each track is composed from the music of its place: the Afrobeat shrine and juju-fuji-highlife sprawl of Lagos; the bronze-age court grandeur and ikhue ensembles of Benin City; the kakaki trumpets and Durbar-festival majesty of Hausa Kano; the sacred bata drums and orisha traditions of the ancient Yoruba kingdoms at Oyo and Ife; the ekpe masquerade and carnival of Calabar; and the ogene gongs and Igbo highlife of Enugu.
Tracklist
- 01 Lagos Afrobeat shrine, juju, fuji, highlife — the whole capital pulse 0:00 · 5:50 ▶
- 02 Benin City Edo court music, ikhue ensembles, bronze-casting grandeur 5:42 · 4:15 ▶
- 03 Kano Hausa court music, kakaki trumpet, the Durbar festival 9:49 · 5:10 ▶
- 04 Abeokuta Fela's birthplace, Yoruba sacred music in Olumo Rock's shadow 14:51 · 4:59 ▶
- 05 Ile-Ife Ile-Ife — sacred origin city of the Yoruba, cradle of orisha tradition; bata drums, ancient kingdom 19:42 · 4:04 ▶
- 06 Calabar Efik/Ibibio traditions, the Calabar carnival, ekpe masquerade 23:38 · 2:36 ▶
- 07 Ibadan Yoruba dundun heartland, fuji roots, university-town wisdom 26:05 · 5:39 ▶
- 08 Enugu / Southeast Igbo highlife, ogene gongs, masquerade music 31:37 · 5:53 ▶
- 09 Port Harcourt Niger Delta, Ijaw war-canoe music, a modern oil-city scene 37:21 · 3:05 ▶
- 10 Jos Plateau crossroads, Middle Belt traditions, tin-mining highland cool 40:18 · 3:49 ▶
Photography credits
- Photo by Ayoola Salako on Unsplash
- Photo by Barnabas Sani on Pexels
- Photo by God's Help Christian Centre Inc. on Wikimedia Commons
- Photo by McBarth™ Obeya on Pexels
- Photo by Nupo Deyon Daniel on Unsplash
- Photo by Ovinuchi Ejiohuo on Unsplash
- Photo by PIXPECTIV on Pexels
- Photo by Tunde Buremo on Unsplash
- Photo by alameen .ng on Pexels
- Photo by stone wu on Wikimedia Commons