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Wake Up You!

The Rise and Fall of Nigerian Rock

ISBN-13: 9781584236290

Author(s): Gingko Press

Subjects: AVGE, AVLA

Publisher: Gingko Press

Publisher Imprint: Gingko Press

Publication Date: 31-05-2016

Format: Hardback

Availability: Temporary unavailable

£22.00
Wake Up You!

About the book

In 1967, the Western world was in the throes of peace, love and flower power. Meanwhile, Nigeria was descending into civil war. It seems fair to say the milieu rock emerged out of in Nigeria and in the west was somewhat different! Nonetheless, aesthetically, sonically and politically, much of the rock music that was developing in parallel was directly comparable to that emerging from the USA and Europe. Nigerian rock ultimately helped heal the country by propagating the world-wide idea of the Modern Nigerian, making Nigeria relatable to the rockers of the West. This is its story.