Evangelist Niyi Adedokun
(The Glory Singer)
- Awayemalo part II
(Esan Kogbogun)
(1989) (vinyl rip)
A1 Esan Kogbo'ogun
A2 Ise T'olugbala Ran Mi
B1 Ore Mi Mase Kanju
B2 Don't Go Back
B3 Bia Kute Jesus _ Wa Sodo Jesu
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7 comments:
My my...what a cover on this one.
, "icastico said...
My my...what a cover on this one.",
It's an interesting cover. There's the accordion sitting right there; Adedokun used the accordion quite extensively, following the lead of another popular Gospel singer, Sola Rotimi*. The picture was probably taken in some sparsely (as is usual) furnished office or sitting room; the colour of the paint gives that all away.
Adedokun's music was something revolutionary in directly the corruption that was eating away at the country, and for a gospel/Christian singer at that. Using the medium of gospel, He took on the military government (for corruption and other crimes), the Christian Association of Nigeria (for inaction against a corrupt government) and admonished several others.
His music was as meaningful as his voice was sonorous; his messages, still relevant even today, probably changed lives: if not the military government, his own constiuency, the Christian Association of Nigeria.
* Would be really happy to find anything from Sola Rotimi, on these pages...
wow... thanks for all the interesting input & information .. much appreciated
peace ;)
Wow...i never thought i'll find his info here or on net as a matter of fact...I just tried out a google search & here it is...Niyi Adedokun is like my best Yoruba Gospel singer, I was deeply & heavily into him in d late 90s & early 00s; he was like an icon. I wasn't listening much 2 his songs again when d era of stereo tape was going extinct & I was lookin to find his songs on cd or mp3. I heard dey can be found somewhere at Oshodi in Lagos but i've promised myself to check wen m graced. God bless u Niyi Adedokun for blessing me so much.
Thanks alot..appreciate
Hi from Italy !
This one looks very interesting, but the link seems not work for me...can you re-up?
Thanx anyway :-)
Niyi Adedokun is a voice, an incorruptible one.
About the time this album was released, one named Lanrewaju Adepoju, a Yoruba traditional poet, also released his own with which he spoke against Babangida junta.
Few months later, Adepoju released another one praising Babangida, and telling us to give him more time and benefit of the doubt, that things would certainly change for the better.
Nobody read any meaning to Adepoju sudden change of tune until Niyi Adedokun released a follow-up album where he mentioned that Babangida's agents visited him on a weekend with a gift of N2 million and a brand new Peugeot 504 car on the condition that But I would sing his praise and tell the people that Babangida was going to perform better. Adedokun refused and sent a word to him through his song - let your money and your car perish with you.
Thank God for leaving us a remnant!
Hallelujah.
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