Bola Johnson & His Easy Life Top Beats - Mimo Mimo L'Oluwa and Other Songs (Audio)

Albums: 'Man No Die' (CD 1 & 2)
Year: 1970's
Label: Phillip West African Records.

00:01 Edumare Soro
02:53 Mimo Mimo L'Oluwa
05:56 Oyinmomo
08:14 Oro Aiye
11:26 Obiripo Aiye Nyilo

Bola Johnson was born in 1947 into a musical family. He attended Livingstone Academy in Lagos and, after that, the prestigious Eko Boys High School. In 1962 he dropped out of school to follow his musical destiny. His trumpet dreams were inflamed by his time playing with Nigerian trumpet-playing legend and highlife maestro Eddy Okonta, but he joined Eric Akaeze's highlife band as a singer and maracas player in that same year, then resident at the Easy Life Hotel, in Mokola, Ibadan, which was the hub of the music scene in Nigeria in the 60s.

When Eric Akaeze and his band left the Easy Life Hotel, Bola was asked to stay and set up the Easy Life Top Beats. They also toured the northern part of Nigeria. When Bola returned south, this time to Lagos later in 1968, he and his musicians were match fit and ready to make their funkiest tracks.

As his musical opportunities began to decline in the 70's, Bola went into broadcasting, firstly at Radio Nigeria Ibadan in 1970 and then he moved to the FRCN (Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria) in 1973. Sometimes he played at the Cool Cat in Ebute Metta, Lagos.

These days, Bola lives in Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos. He still writes music and looks forward to making new recordings.

http://bosquesonoro.blogspot.com/2010/12/bola-johnson-man-no-die-2-cd.html

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[MrDolphin3077]

9ice one planetolusola - this was in the 70's coming from Bola Johnson a contemporary of Juba from Ikale Okitipupa. I wasn't sure if Juba also sang this track .... all the same its beautiful & good memories too.

[planetolusola]

@MrDolphin3077 Thanks. I'm on the hunt for some Crossdale Juba.  Will post soon.

[MrDolphin3077]

I mean the track "obiripo aiye nyilo o e deyin bo"