African High Life
by Solomon Ilori
- Type: Album
- Released: 1963
- Label: Blue Note
- Country: US
- Length: 30:00
- Community rating: 3.86/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: Jay Berliner, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Garvin Masseaux, Chief Bey, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Montego Joe
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A rare and beautiful album of authentic Nigerian highlife music, recorded for Blue Note Records. Led by the multi-talented Solomon Ilori, the session is a joyous and infectious celebration of West African music, featuring a large percussion ensemble and Ilori's charming vocals and pennywhistle playing. It's a key document of the vibrant African music scene and a unique entry in the Blue Note catalog.
Genres
Descriptors: percussive, dance, call-and-response, flute, vocal
Tracklist
- Tolani (African Love Song) (5:30)
- Ise Oluwa (4:45)
- Yaba E (6:00)
- Jojolo (7:15)
- Agbamole (6:30)
Credits
- Solomon Ilori & His Afro-Drum Ensemble - primary artist
- Hosea Taylor - alto saxophone, flute
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik - bass
- Chief Bey - congas
- Montego Joe - congas
- Robert Crowder - congas, shekere, cowbell
- Garvin Masseaux - congas, xylophone, cowbell
- Reid Miles - cover [photo & design], photography by [cover photo], design
- Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson - directed by
- Josiah Ilori - drum [sakara drum], cowbell
- Jay Berliner - guitar
- Solomon G. Ilori - guitar, vocals, whistle [penny whistle], talking drum, written-by, written-by, guitar
- Rudy Van Gelder - lacquer cut by, recorded by
- Oladejo Okediji - liner notes