Odu (album)

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

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

References

  1. ^ "KSA — Father of Juju Music", Leadership (allAfrica), 29 May 2011, http://allafrica.com/stories/201105301851.html, retrieved 17 October 2011 
  2. ^ Simonini, Ross (17 June 2009), "King Sunny Adé's Lengthy Reign", SF Weekly (Village Voice Media), http://www.sfweekly.com/2009-06-17/music/king-sunny-ad-s-legnthy-reign/, retrieved 17 October 2011 
  3. ^ Stanley, Leo, "Odu — King Sunny Ade > Review", Allmusic (Rovi Corporation), http://www.allmusic.com/album/odu-r341230/review, retrieved 17 October 2011 
  4. ^ Nzewi, Meki; Nzewi, Odyke (2007), A Contemporary Study of Musical Arts: Illuminations, Reflections and Explorations, African Minds, ISBN 1920051651 

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