Nigeria

It's been a while since my last post on an African country. This time it's time to plunge into the music of Nigeria. This country is mostly known for the birth of Afrobeat and African funk. Most of the bands on this list actually can be described with these genres, but there's also some reggae, R&B and 
Jùjú. As a bass player, I have a weak spot for wild funk music where bass has a central role in both the rhythm and melody. I was first drawn to Nigerian music after being introduced to Fela Kuti's 70's albums, which even now are among the best albums in this kind of genre. My previous knowledge of Nigerian music wasn't great, but I'm quite happy with this two and a half hour playlist of mine. Enjoy the wild rhythm music of Nigeria. Here's the playlist: Nigeria