{"product_id":"ozobia-special","title":"Ozobia Special","description":"[[Release Detail]][[Release Description]]\u003cp\u003eNkem 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNkem 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePercussion 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe razor-sharp production sound, as so often on the best Tabansi Highlife and boogie sessions, is down to multi-keyboardist Jake Sollo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn 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: \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eUSA\u003c\/span\u003e by Scorepress, France by H.I.M. Media.\u003c\/p\u003e[[Selling Points]]\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eProduction by Jake Sollo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e[[Catalog Number]]BBE507ALP[[Artist]]Nkem Njoku \u0026amp; Ozzobia Brothers","brand":"BBE Music","offers":[{"title":"Ozobia Special \/ Vinyl \/ LP Black","offer_id":43959747117301,"sku":"BBE507ALP","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0080\/6417\/2096\/files\/tmp_2F1583960675424-tpdacn0gj8-751ef59470ed34b35b15ffd4f179a902_2Fozobia.jpg?v=1690528297","url":"https:\/\/lightintheattic.net\/products\/ozobia-special","provider":"Light in the Attic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}