The Professional Seagulls - Afro Baby

song: "Afro Baby"
artist: The Professional Seagulls.
album: Rusted Highlife Vol. 1 (Mossiac Music)(note the song is mistakenly credited to Emmanuel Vita on the CD)

Very interesting and compelling late 60's early 70's Nigerian Highlife. Emmanuel Vita along with B.E. Batta were from Nembe in Rivers State. They had played with Rex Lawson's band before striking out on their own as the Eastern Stars Dance Band. Search the internet and you won't find much about them. I gleened this morsal from Likembe along with the file. As the Eastern Stars they had two songs that are availabe on the Rusted Highlife CD; "Atabala Woman" and "Afro Baby." I'll be posting "Atabala Woman" soon.

Thanks to Likembe for posting the file for this song.

http://likembe.blogspot.com/2008/10/highlife-obscurities.html

Respect.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• emmanuel
• vita
• b.
• e.
• batta
• eastern
• stars
• dance
• band
• nigerian
• highlife
• mucis

[bellemskey]

My God..... Seagulls band of Portharcourt.... they are from my region and used to play with the late Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson.... This is lovely..... Pls post 'Atabala Woman' and 'Anthony Sokosoko' and other Rex Lawsons if you have them... thanks Groovemonzter

[groovemonzter]

I've posted "Atabala Woman" here: watch?v=ZB6qRntNs80

If you read the comments there was an interesting discovery of the real artist. The CD atributes these songs to Emmanuel Vita but we found out differently..

[wilsano70]

Egwu nkwa old skol, with pami and isi ewu and fine sis

[1alphabeta031072]

EXELLENT BRASIL

[chukwuemekaooo]

This music is a reminder of when our dear country was lovingly lively. May God return Nigeria back ti its lost glory. Please can we possibly have IBINAGBO also. And please parfon me if I didn't get the correct spelling because am an Igbo man.

[imazirin]

AFROBRAZILERO !

[LoveDialogue]

Goodness, this is a Master Piece. I've been searching for this piece all around the Globe. Someone brought it to my birthday Party few years ago and said it was by Rex Lawson, everyone got up on their feet. Now I know its Seagulls. What is Atabala? Thanks Seagull for playing at my dad's Celebration of Life last year, did I miss this? too much going on. Thanks Grove for sharing.

[egwugwu]

I will be posting Cloud 7's " Beautiful Woman" very soon. Check out my channel for music within that genre!

[bellemskey]

Groovemonzter i'm here again.... Solid riverine highlife..... Please help post Erasmus Jenewari and his Gospel Bells.... I see Likembe has got them.... Thanks...

[Outreachat]

There also used to be a mid-70s pop group known as "Cloud 7", from Eastern Nigeria, I think. They were the next sensation after the "Ofege", who emerged in 1975. They had one really successful album with the track "My Beautiful Woman" (1976). Perhaps you might stumble upon it and post? Thanks!