ALHAJI WAZIRI OSHOMAH – World Spirituality Classics 3: The Musim Highlife of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah – 2LP – Vinyl

2LP – Black Vinyl Housed in a Gatefold Sleeve

Alhaji Waziri Oshomah begins his sermon before a dancing crowd. His lyrics warn about the vice of jealousy but the congregation is here to get down. Were in a small part of Edo State in southern Nigeria called Afenmailand, which is known for being a harmonious region where Muslims and Christians live and dance together. The atmosphere is one of enjoyment, excitement, and pleasure, because to see Waziri perform is to be addressed, body and soul.

Hes the creator of a unique dance music thats fused with local folk styles, highlife, and Western pop, and imbued with Islamic values and hes the greatest entertainer in all of Edo State.

They call him the Etsako Super Star.

This is the third volume in Luaka Bops critically acclaimed World Spirituality Classics series, illuminating the relationship between music and belief. It follows World Spirituality Classics 1: The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda and World Spirituality Classics 2:The Time For Peace Is Now – Gospel MusicAbout Us

Tracklist:

1. Forgive Them Oh God Amin-Amin
2. Jealousy
3. Alhaji Yesufu Sado Managing Director
4. Omhona – Omhona
5. Ovini Omoekeke Alhaji Inu Umoru
6. Okhume Ukhaduame
7. My Luck feat. Madam Hassanah Waziri and Her Velvet Voice