Strut continues its acclaimed archival series with Nigeria 80, the long-awaited follow-up to the landmark Nigeria 70. Collecting tracks reissued for the first time, it explores the remarkable creativity of Nigeria's music scene during a decade of political and economic upheaval, when independent labels and ambitious artists drove the sound forward.
Spanning highlife, juju, Afrobeat, reggae and early hip-hop, the compilation features legends including Victor Uwaifo, Nico Mbarga, Onyeka Onwenu, Segun Adewale and Lekan Animashaun, alongside standout cuts from Paulson Kalu, Prince David Bull, I.C. Rock, Evi-Edna Ogholi and Ibealaoke Chukwukeziri. Together, they capture the richness and restless invention of a defining decade in Nigerian music.
Spanning highlife, juju, Afrobeat, reggae and early hip-hop, the compilation features legends including Victor Uwaifo, Nico Mbarga, Onyeka Onwenu, Segun Adewale and Lekan Animashaun, alongside standout cuts from Paulson Kalu, Prince David Bull, I.C. Rock, Evi-Edna Ogholi and Ibealaoke Chukwukeziri. Together, they capture the richness and restless invention of a defining decade in Nigerian music.
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