Odu (album)

Odu
Studio album by King Sunny Adé
Released 17 March 1998 (1998-03-17)
Recorded Dockside Studios, Maurice, Louisiana
Genre Jùjú music
Length 69:57
Label Mesa/Atlantic
Producer Andrew Frankel
King Sunny Adé chronology
Ogun
(1997)
Odu
(1998)
Seven Degrees North
(2000)

Odu is a studio album by Nigerian Jùjú musician King Sunny Adé. It was released in 1998 on Mesa/Atlantic. Recorded at Dockside Studios, Maurice, Louisiana, it was produced by Andrew Frankel and features traditional Yoruba music.[1][2]

Leo Stanley of Allmusic gave Odu a star rating of four stars out of five. He described it as a "rich, diverse album".[3] In 1999, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best World Music Album category.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Jigi Jigi Isapa" — 5:36
  2. "Easy Motion Tourist" — 5:59
  3. "Alaji Rasaki" — 5:19
  4. "Mo Ri Keke Kan" — 4:04
  5. "Kiti Kiti" — 6:18
  6. "Natuba" — 6:15
  7. "Aiye Nreti Eleya Mi" — 12:50
  8. "Ibi Won Ri O" — 3:33
  9. "Kawa to Bere" — 5:32
  10. "Eri Okan (Conscience)" — 9:56
  11. "Kini Mba Ro" — 4:35

References

  1. "KSA — Father of Juju Music", Leadership (allAfrica), 29 May 2011, retrieved 17 October 2011
  2. Simonini, Ross (17 June 2009), "King Sunny Adé's Lengthy Reign", SF Weekly (Village Voice Media), retrieved 17 October 2011
  3. Stanley, Leo, "Odu — King Sunny Ade > Review", Allmusic (Rovi Corporation), retrieved 17 October 2011
  4. Nzewi, Meki; Nzewi, Odyke (2007), A Contemporary Study of Musical Arts: Illuminations, Reflections and Explorations, African Minds, ISBN 1-920051-65-1
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