Vintage Nigerian-Inspired 'Palm Wine' Beat Tapes From Lo-Fi Odysseys
Listen to the first two volumes of London-based artist Daniel Oduntan's vintage Nigerian-Inspired 'Palm Wine' Beat Tapes.
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With the first two volumes of his five-part Palm Wine BEATS series, Nigeria-rooted, London-based documentary photographer/creative producer Daniel Oduntan aka Lo-Fi Odysseys presents moving musical documents highlighting Nigeria's 100 years as a nation. Mixing songs by some of the country's greats — Fela Kuti, The Lijadu Sisters, King Sunny Adé, William Onyeabor, amongst others — with American tracks from the likes of Minnie Riperton, as well as vintage Nigerian news and political clips, these compilations form a fearless love letter to the West African nation.
Speaking about his project in an e-mail with Okayafrica, Oduntan states that he wanted to "look more into [his] nations history from the viewpoint of the diaspora." He adds:
Stream and download Daniel Oduntan's Palm Wine BEATS VOL 1 and Palm Wine BEATS VOL 2. Full tracklists below.
"[I] Just wanted to crate dig my heritage like a hip-hop DJ would dig for jazz and soul samples and present it in a way that others could access, relate to and find fun... Palm Wine BEATS is my tiny attempt, a small scratch an introduction. VOL 1 touches on the popular vintage sounds of Nigeria, it's people, humour and problems that mirror todays. VOL 2 looks at the formation of Nigeria by the British, The Biafra War, Nigeria's early relations with America, and the many problems and painful memory's that have arose from this time."
Palm Wine BEATS VOL 1 Tracklist:
1. Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey - Baba Loran Mi Wa [lo-fi odysseys re-touch]
2. Femi Temowo - Back To My Guitar Roots TED Talk
3. Harry Whitaker - Together
4. Roy Ayes - Black Family [lo-fi odysseys re-touch] + C.A.C.E TV
5. Seyi Law - Native Tongue + Jay-U Experience - Some More 'Enough Is Enough'
6. Soki Ohale's Uzzi - Bisi's Beat 'Chicken Fled'
7. Fela - Music Is The Weapon {blend} Minnie Riperton - Minnie's Lament
8. Music Is The Weapon Documentary [Jean-Jacques Flori, Stephane Tchalgadjieff]
9. Sir Shina Peters - Omo Mbo aka Shinamania Part 2 'Shinamania'
10. Juju Music Documentary [Jacques Holender] + I.K. Dairo & His Blue Spots Band jam clip
11. Sunny Ade & His African Beats - Ibanuje Mo Niwon 'Sunny Ade & His African Beats 1973 - Vol 9'
Palm Wine BEATS VOL 2 Tracklist:
1. Fela Kuti interview - Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense documentary by Dennis Marks
2. Roy Ayes - Africa, Center Of The World 'Africa, Center Of The World'
3. The Lijadu Sisters - Orere-Elejigbo 'Horizon Unlimited'
