Last Friday's post about the music of Guyana kicked off with a track from "Fighting For Survival", the 1981 album by the Yoruba Singers. I mentioned in passing that their 1974 debut album "Ojnga's Own" was also available on Bandcamp.
While "Ojinga's Own" is not quite as splendid as "Fighting For Survival" - the band's sound had not yet incorporated some of the influences that made the latter so special - it is still a very enjoyable record with an agreeably funky rumble throughout. Here are a couple of prime cuts.
"Ojinga's Own" - Yoruba Singers
"Masacura Man" - Yoruba Singers
All together now - Yoruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take yer, Bermuda, Guyana, come on pretty mama...
For the sake of The Beach Boys' legacy, can we all just pretend that Kokomo never happened? Both Yoruba Singers tunes are good though.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure about erasing Kokomo from the collective memory. If you start going down that route where does it end - Sumahama? Lady Lynda? Their collaboration with the Fat Boys (ironically, a cover version of Wipe Out)?
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