Eji Oyewole

ME & YOU (LP)

PMG Audio

pmg058lp

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A Bona-fide Nigerian Prince And Probably The Only Musician To Have Ever Played With Fela Kuti, Miles Davis And Bob Marley, Eji Oyewole Combined African Highlife With Western Jazz To Create A Hybrid So That Was As Smooth As It Was Funky. His First Album, Charity Begins At Home Was An Angry Tirade Against Corruption In Nigeria. Me & You Is His ‘relationship’ Album, A Brighter And Happier Set Of Songs That Sees Eji All Loved Up, Presumably With The Mysterious ‘cameleon’ Featured On The Cover. Eji’s Flute Is No Longer A Strident Voice Raised In Anger. Instead, On ‘me & You’ And ‘i’m A Dancer’ It Is A Playful Line Of Seduction. On The Wonky And Woozy ‘eniafelamo’ His Sax Is A Post-coital Salutation. Even The One Political Track, ‘long Live Nigeria’, Is A Loved Up Call For Peace, Progress And Trust. Chilled, Assured And Dexterious, Me & You Is A Sophisticated Showcase Of Eji Oyewole’s Chops. ‘this Is The Beginning Of An Atomic Musical Evolution,’ He Declares On The Cover. ‘brothers And Sisters, Stay Cool.’<br />(peter Moore)