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Doing It In Lagos: Boogie, Pop & Disco in 1980s Nigeria

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Doing It In Lagos: Boogie, Pop & Disco in 1980s Nigeria
Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedDecember 9, 2016 (2016-12-09)
GenrePop, disco, afropop
Length116:07
LabelSoundway Records
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork(8.5/10)[2]

Doing It In Lagos: Boogie, Pop & Disco in 1980s Lagos is a compilation album released in 2016 by Soundway Records. It collects Nigerian pop and club culture tracks released in the late 1970s through the 1980s. Though afrobeat, led by artists like Fela Kuti, dominated Nigerian music during the 1970s, Doing It In Lagos chronicles Nigerian music's move away from the afrocentric style of afrobeat and toward more American forms of pop music in the 1980s. Many of the tracks are rare and, prior to this album's release, were sold for high prices in online auctions.[3]

Track listing

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Disc 1
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Fella's Doing It In Lagos"Hotline5:34
2."Don't You Know"Peter Abdul3:43
3."Only You"Steve Monite6:19
4."Enjoy Your Life"Oby Onyioha6:14
5."Ivory"Kio Amachree5:08
6."Holiday Action"Livy Ekemezie5:10
7."Don't Give Up"Willy Roy6:35
8."Funk With Me"Danny Offia5:20
9."Too Hot"Rick Asik5:14
10."Distant Lover"Terry Mackson5:32
Disc 2
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Burning Jungle"Ofege3:21
2."Identify With Your Root"Odion Iruoje6:45
3."Shake Your Body"Mike Umoh6:14
4."Where Is The Answer"Burnis Moleme6:58
5."Don't Stop That Music"Sony Enang5:11
6."Groove I Like"Veno3:36
7."Let's Do More Music"Godfrey Odili7:37
8."Ore Mi"Toby Foreh5:42
9."Colourful Environment"Gboyega Adelaja5:19
10."On The Air"Lexy Mella5:30
11."Be My Lady (Mix)"Nkono Teles4:26

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Pitchfork review
  3. ^ "Doing It In Lagos, by Various Artists". Soundway Records. Retrieved 2018-12-10.