Rex Lawson - Jolly Papa

Great Nigerian Highlife Musician

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Music

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• Rex
• Lawson
• Jolly
• Papa
• Highlife
• Dance
• Music
• Nigeria
• Africa
• World

[ELMulti77]

This is Ghanaian not nigerian...listen to the lyrics carefully.

[tulzen]

This is ashanti not kalabari. in those days when SS Apapa sailed regularly between Lagos and Accra, Nigerian and Ghanian musicians regularly collaborated and sang each other's songs. This is a tune, I believe by K Gyasi.

In any event I was an adult before I realized that Rex was not a Ghanaian. His music was and is still the gold standard of highlife!

[blamaco]

@ELMulti77 , this is a Nigerian singing in a ghanaian language, it is easy to spot his accent is not on the money. But it makes no difference, Rex Lawson had great following in Ghana, just as E.T Mensah, Joe Mensah, The Ramblers Dance band had following in Nigeria. Up the "West Coast" I say.

[dczarone]

I am listening to this song in my hotel room in Houston and overcome with nostalgia at this 4 am. Great music.

[jimbimedia]

@tulzen It would be fun to have pleasure cruises along the West African coast, with bands on board...again.

[jimbimedia]

From childhood, this song makes the hair stand on my body. It touches me in a very deep place emotionally and I have no idea what they are singing.

[pade3santos]

it is great for drinking palmwine, how about ogogoro, 404 , or push me i push? lol

[hatie3]

@obidike13 my God,thats my language they are singing,i should know it right when i hear it. and stop with the kid,who is a kid??

[obidike13]

@hatie3  its not even close kid

[theocpeters]

Simply the best from African legend,Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson.R.I.P

[eyis4real]

This is Rivers Y'all