Part Four of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah's five-part Volume Series, which is also now available for the first time as a complete set (in a box).
On the heels of his already critically acclaimed (yes, already!) retrospective, World Spirituality Classics 3: The Muslim Highlife of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah, Alhaji Waziri Oshomah - the Oyoyo King, the Godfather of Afemai Music, the Etsako Super Star, Mr. Please Please Please, Mr. Dynamite - returns with Vol. 4.
Waziri hails from a small part of Edo State in southern Nigeria called Afemailand, known for being a harmonious region where Muslims and Christians live-and dance-together. And there, as a devout Muslim and an exemplar of religious piety in his community, Waziri's music fuses Etsako/Afemai folk styles with pan-Nigerian highlife and pop to create a sublime vehicle for his Islamic philosophy that gets everyone-Muslims, Christians, whoever-on the dancefloor.
Vol. 4 focuses on Waziri's illustrious mid-career output-the music he created during the years leading up to and after he performed his first hajj. Every song here-none of which appear on the compilation-strikes his signature balance of traditional music, highlife, and funk, as he entreats you to stay on the straight and narrow, though there's nothing straight about his beat.
A1. Iyere: Mecca London 9:30 A2. Chief Joe Omo Agba | Chief Mike Odidi 9:37 B1. Imirunolu Agizoane 9:36 B2. Hungry Man Osamiogbewa 9:36
- Format: Vinyl
- Format Detail: LP
- Handling Time Note: ** Please allow an additional 72 business hours for this item's shipment. **
- Released: 3/24/23
- Genre: World Music
