{"product_id":"njoku-nkem-ozzobia-brothers-ozobia-special","title":"Njoku, Nkem \u0026 Ozzobia Brothers: Ozobia Special - VINYL LP","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eOzobia Special\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eNjoku, Nkem \u0026amp; Ozzobia Brothers\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eBarely Breaking Even\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eVINYL LP\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e194491872755\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eInternational\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2020-05-01\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Nkem Njoku \u0026amp; Ozzobia Sound's one and only album, Ozobia Special, is an early 80s Igbo Highlife masterpiece, drawing on Ghana Highlife as well as traditional Ogene 6\/8 bell tempos.    Nkem Njoku's only album as leader, this LP epitomizes the feel-good, gospel-tinged party atmosphere of Igbo Highlife, with John Kante's soukous guitar scales interweaving the sharp sax\/ trumpet line-up, which includes the legendary Ray Stephen Oche, whose two scarce albums with his band Matumbo are big afro-jazz collectors' items, reissued several times over the years.    Percussion section includes the prolific Smart 'Friday Pozo' Thompson, whose session credits read like a 'who's who' of contemporary West African music and include many gigs on Tabansi artists' albums.    The razor-sharp production sound, as so often on the best Tabansi Highlife and boogie sessions, is down to multi-keyboardist Jake Sollo.    An early 80s Igbo Highlife masterpiece- the only album by Nkem Njoku \u0026amp; Ozzobia Brothers. Part of BBE's Tabansi Gold Series of rare African reissues. The first time this album has been issued anywhere outside Africa. Full global press and radio campaign: USA by Scorepress, France by H.I.M. Media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Ozobia Special \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Ofu Obi (Onye Achuna Uwa Nike) \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Osula Nwa Eje Ubi Eje Oba \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Ije Eluwa \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Akwa Obi \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Egwu Oyoliba\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Njoku, Nkem \u0026 Ozzobia Brothers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32240927703111,"sku":"40390864","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/3813108-2613375.jpg?v=1711467891","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/njoku-nkem-ozzobia-brothers-ozobia-special","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}