{"product_id":"alhaji-chief-prof-kollington-ayinla-and-his-fuji-78-organisation-blessing","title":"Alhaji (Chief) Prof. Kollington Ayinla And His Fuji '78 Organisation – Blessing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: Soul Jazz \/ Kollington\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReissued 2020, Originally released 1978\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis is the first in Soul Jazz Records' new series of one-off pressings of limited-edition 1000 copies vinyl-only releases of Afro-funk\/Afro-beat exact-replica, super-rare albums that were previously only ever released in Nigeria. The series starts with Kollington Ayinla's celebrated 1978 album 'Blessing,' a rare lost classic of Nigerian Fuji music, featuring Ayinla's sharp political lyrics together with his new band Fuji '78. 'Blessing' blends the heavily percussive style of Fuji music with a stunning array of modern instruments, including synthesizers, Bata drums and guitars, to create one of the most forward-thinking and heavily danceable sounds ever to come out of Nigeria - a highly successful mixture of profound Fuji rhythms and Fela Kuti-style Afrobeat. Kollington Ayinla ranks alongside his friend and competitor Ayinde Barrister as the two most important artists to dominate Fuji music from it's inception in the 1970s through to the 1990s by which time it had grown to become one of the most popular dance genres in Nigeria. At the start of the 1980s Ayinla started his own record company, Kollington Records, to release his music and remains to this day an extremely prolific artist, having recorded over 50 albums, most of which have never been released outside of Nigeria. Side A 1. E Ye Ika Se 2. Oromo Adie Fo 3. Ko S'Ohun Tan O Le Fi Gberaga 4. Adio Shile 5. Won Ti Gbe Oye Fun Mi Side B 1. Pataki L'Omo 2. To Ba Jisoro Mi 3. Engineer Olatunji \/ Iya Suna 4. Odun Titun De 5. Ao Toro EMI Gesa Fun Enia 6. Ki Aiye Ma Gbagbe Mi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eE Ye Ika Se\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eOromo Adie Fo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eKo S'Ohun Tan O Le Fi Gberaga\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eAdio Shile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eWon Ti Gbe Oye Fun Mi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003ePataki L'Omo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eTo Ba Jisoro Mi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eEngineer Olatunji \/ Iya Suna\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eOdun Titun De\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eAo Toro Emi Gesa Fun Enia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eKi Aiye Ma Gbagbe Mi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Waiting Room Records","offers":[{"title":"180g LP","offer_id":44260782604403,"sku":null,"price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0082\/4315\/0908\/files\/71E7N8rwisL._UF1000_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1769819597","url":"https:\/\/waitingroomrecords.com\/products\/alhaji-chief-prof-kollington-ayinla-and-his-fuji-78-organisation-blessing","provider":"Waiting Room Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}