'Nigeria 70: No Wahala' out now

"For our 20th Anniversary, Strut presents the first new volume in the pioneering ‘Nigeria 70’ series for over 8 years. 'Nigeria 70: No Wahala', compiling rare highlife, Afro-funk and juju from the ‘70s and early ‘80s is out today.


Compiled by collector and DJ Duncan Brooker, this new selection of tracks is receiving its first international release outside of Nigeria.

The compilation returns to a fertile heyday in Nigerian music when established styles like highlife and juju became infused with elements of Western jazz, soul and funk.
Elsewhere, the album explores the close connection between Nigeria and Benin’s music, most famously through Sir Victor Uwaifo, appearing here with a killer mid-‘80s ekassa jam, as well as highlife hitmaker Osayamore Joseph on ‘Obonogbozu’"

‘Nigeria 70: No Wahala’ is released out now on CD, 2LP and digital.