The Lijadu Sisters - Danger

I had a great mail day Wednesday. A huge one off my want list. My preorder from Numero Group arrived unexpectedly super early. I spent the next two days going to work waiting for the weekend to enjoy my coffee and records morning listening to this.

I previously posted about how I got into the Lijadu Sisters here: friendica.world/display/84b6ef…

I've only spotted an original in the wild once but it was snapped up within seconds before I had a chance. Gilles Peterson has a copy displayed in his Brownswood Basement (that basement refurbishment is stunning btw - dream!).

Whilst this is their third album from 1976, the other two are so rare I always thought this was the first one. The twins who were cousins of Fela Kuti were a fierce duo. This album features tracks about government corruption, social justice, and women's rights in both English and Yoruba recorded whilst under military rule in Nigeria.

Numero Group have worked closely with the surviving sister to seek the legal rights to their music, and reissue this giving it the love and royalties they deserve! 

Danger is all killer from start to finish. Blends Afrobeat, funk, jazz, reggae and soul. Gives me ESG vibes at times. The cover is one of my favourite album covers - cool as fuck. 

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#afrobeat

Tinselwig

2025-03-18 02:45:02

Tuesday Coffee and Tunes - 18/03/2025

I bought this back in 2017/2018 from a local DJ record fair. It was outside in a laneway and it was bloody cold and I was almost about to give up. But then I saw this and was intrigued by the cover. The guy selling it went "oof fantastic" when I went to purchase and told me how much he loved them. He looked a little pained he was selling it to be honest. This is an original 1978 pressing too. This is what started my love for The Lijadu Sisters.

I didn't know until today, there is a clip of them playing live on Jimmy Fallon in 2014 with David Byrne for the Atomic Bomb! Band. It's an awkward watch with Fallon acknowledging and introducing Byrne and other male members of the band, but ignoring the twins despite their significant legacy...

I was excited to read that Numero Group will be reissuing their catalogue as their records have been hard to come by and go for ++. They are now all up on streaming. They will also be the first ever to contain transcription of the record’s lyrics in Yoruba and English, in addition to correcting album credits.

#vinyl #records #nowplaying #nowspinning #afrobeat #LijaduSisters #Nigerianmusic #nigeria #afrodisia