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Lighting up #Lagos: the stars of 1970s Nigerian...
June 6 2016 , Written by Ola Fagbohun Published on #Lagos
Lighting up #Lagos: the stars of 1970s Nigerian rock music - in pictures https://t.co/tqb1uLB0OP
Ola Fagbohun (@DiverseTraveler)June 06, 2016
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Lighting up Lagos: the stars of 1970s Nigerian rock music - in pictures
After years being ravaged by the Biafran civil war, Nigeria was ready to kick out the jams in the 1970s. Bands like Semi-Colon, Grotto and the Funkees filled the decade with psych-laced funk. Musicologist Uchenna Ikonne tells the stories behind the sunglasses
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