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CD (Compact Disc)
Label: SOUNDWAY
Release date: 21/07/2008
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Catalog no.: SNDWCD0000012
Item ID: 313254
Guitar-Boy Superstar is the first survey of the long career of the legendary Nigerian musician, artist and poet Victor Uwaifo, one of Nigeria's greatest stars - a long-overdue release that puts Victor Uwaifo next to other Nigerian greats better known in the West. This album focuses on his early 1970s musical output. Uwaifo invented a unique style of highlife music that he called 'Ekassa' - based on ancient rhythms and fused with modern Highlife instrumentation and just a dash of rock and soul.
Also available: GUITAR-BOY SUPERSTAR 1970-76 (2LP) (LP).
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