Afrobeat from Nigeria. Folklore and the contemporary are well mixed to make this a powerful and moving record.

8 MP3 Songs in this album (38:10) !
Related styles: WORLD: Afro-Beat, WORLD: African- West

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CD. album âAFRO PORTRAITâ. Obscurely beautiful.

Oslo-based singer âABUWAâ released his new CD; âAfro Portraitâ, produced by Jock Loveband and Abuwa for Ebony Records/Urban Sound Records. For world music lovers, this is a CD to listening to. It is afrobeat from Nigeria, evoking memories of Fela Kuti in the 70s but still very much Abuwa in its personality and style. Folklore and the contemporary are well mixed to make this a powerful and moving record.
Abuwaâs band, âShekereâ is a collection of wonderful and talented musicians from all four corners of the African sub-continent as well as Norway. The rhythm section, (drums and bass), which play a central role in Afrobeat, feature the skills of Uriel Seri and Khalid Salih. The soulful blend of veteran saxophonist Darryl Barber, trumpeter Per Willy Aaserud and guitarist, Øivind Wang Tollefsen create the rest of the sound of âShekereâ. The quiet Mr.Kjetil Lund on keyboards and fender rhodes, the icing on the cake.
Abuwa performed alongside some international world music stars like Aida Nadeem from Iraq nominated for BBC world music awards 2006, bassists Moussa Diallo from Mali and Carlos DâL Puerto from Cuba.