Nigeria
Series exploring African influences in modern music. Rita Ray travels to Nigeria to trace the importance of rhythm in the country's music.
DJ and broadcaster Rita Ray travels to Nigeria, home of some of the most influential African music of the last 60 years. The country's extraordinary polyrhythms have powered highlife, funk and Afrobeat for decades, and can still be heard in modern pop music.
Travelling to Lagos and beyond, Rita traces the importance of rhythm in Nigeria's music and discovers the many different musical styles it has created, from Yoruba juju music, to acoustic singer-songwriters and world-class pop.
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:10King Sunny Adé
Ota Mi Ma Yo Mi
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00:11King Sunny Adé
Ma Jaiye Oni
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00:15Prince Nico Mbarga
Sweet Mother
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00:29The Black Santiagos
Ole
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00:31Fela Kuti
Lady
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00:34Fela Kuti, Sahr Ngaujah & Lillias White
Zombie
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00:37Keziah Jones
Afronewave
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00:41¶Ù’b²¹²ÔÂá
Oliver Twist
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00:43Davido
Skelewu
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00:44Davido
Dami Duro
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Rita Ray |
| Executive Producer | Sam Anthony |
| Director | Clare Tavernor |
| Producer | Clare Tavernor |
| Camera Operator | Clare Tavernor |
| Editor | Guy Creasey |
| Production Manager | Rosie Holledge |
| Production Company | Sundog Pictures Ltd |
Broadcasts
- Fri 1 Jun 2018 22:00
- Sat 2 Jun 2018 02:30
- Tue 30 Jul 2019 03:00
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