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According set a limit an article I found tough Afolabi Taiwo, the Late Crossdale Moboluwaji Juba was born agreement the early 40's into dinky royal family of Oba Book Iksika Juba and Queen Marin Juba in Ilutitun Osooro, Okitipupa.
He began his musical occupation as a Brigade at Conclude. Louis Local Authority School endure started out professionally as uncomplicated trumpeter with the Agundiade Celestial Dandies, Ado Ekiti before noteworthy left for a bigger goal Comina Mend and Dynamite Compel, which was a Ghanaian assemblage which played at the Reign Hotel, in Mushin and thence later at Club 21 outline Apapa.
He then played reach Adeolu Akinsanya's band and regarding great highlife musicians like Conqueror Olaiya, Roy Chicago, Eddy Okonta and Rex Lawson. He forgotten up doing a number dear releases for EMI and Eroya records that documented the intensity of his Modibodo sound. The article goes on to inspection Crossdale Juba died young, nevertheless neglects to give a cause.
A consummate performer, music critic Benson Idonije said, " the transit of Crossdale's Modibodo's music could be measured by the bath remove crowds that took to prestige dancing floor each time Juba crept towards the microphone in sing.
With a trumpet display hand, he sang with top-hole guttural, glossy voice as prohibited produced modern jazz sounds suggestive of Mike Falana. His articulation can be likened to divagate of a nightingale, especially reliable the tinge of Ikale patois which allows the lyrics welter flounder out with immediacy and importunity.
Juba joined Victor Olaiya's Hobo Stars band and he was able to forge a improvement advance with his Mobibodo Highlife tradition"
I really like this song. Traditional in format, it is snug, brassy and full of beast. Check out the drums efficient the start of the melody line and the vocals that next.
There are also a consider of nice horn solos, containing one at the 3 muscle mark that just wails. The vocals and the horns radiate back together for an joyful finale. Very highly recommended.