Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson - "So Ala Temen", "Yellow Sisi" and "Love Adure".



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFilIFOlZe8

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You don't know Sweet Mother? No mother's day in Nigeria is complete without it.

Each one of those songs was a major hit in Nigeria (number one on many tv and radio charts). They were also hits beyond Nigeria (Sweet Mother, Hello Africa etc were pan african hits. Hello Africa was in the top ten in several European countries). Not only were they hits for their time (that is, the year they were released and a few years afterwards) they remain major hits long afterwards, eg

No mother's day in Nigeria is complete without Sweet Mother. If you doubt me, listen to radio stations the next mother's day and see how many stations will play it.

Hello Africa is perennially associated with Africa. Watch and see if this song is not played at any major event that's associated with Africa (in Africa and europe). It was not only number 1 in Nigeria, but also number 1 in Austria, number 2 in Germany, number 7 in Switzerland and number 1 in many African countries. It was also a top ten hit across Europe.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_Afrika_(song)

Sawale and Baby Jowo are so good that, not only are the originals regularly played on radio, but they've spawned several cover versions (Feladey, Flavour, etc for Sawalele and Art Alade, L.t Shotgun, etc for Baby Jowo). Who would want to cover a crappy song?

These are some of the greatest Nigerian songs ever.

Gbam!! Gbam!!! Gbam!!!! Thank you for educating the clueless, my brother. I was aghast when I saw this MTV Africa's list!

Chai!! Arrant nonsensical compilation, (apologies to Chief Zebrudaya of New Masquerade)!

This is what you get when a TV station hires producers that are under 25 years as well as presenters that just clocked 19, calling them Vee-Jays, or video jockeys. No research, no survey, no tracking, no groundwork! Sheer laziness was exhibited on the part of MTV Africa, when they put out this list. They just rushed to their studio to draft a list of some songs that were launched less than 10 years ago, and their selection was done based on questionable ratings and queer criteria. (only God knows what criteria they used, sef!)

Talking about African songs, where is Mariam Makeba's "Malaika"? How come it didn't make the list? Joromi by Sir Victor Uwaifo, should also have been up there along with Sweet Mother by Prince Nico Mbarga and Omoge by Mike Okri.

What about Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's "Lady"? And Dr. Alban's 'It's My life'

Or even that song by Ivorian Zouglou artists Magic System, taken from the album of the same name "1er Gaou (or Lepa Gawu)'?.

Or I.K Dairo's 'E rora feso jaiye', that evergreen oldie? And the ones remixed by Paul Play Dairo, his son? They were not even considered...can you imagine!

Abeg, this MTV Africa's list is making me vex....big time!

When I touched down in Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in Gaborone some months back...guess which songs were wafting through the overhead speakers? Cardinal Rex Lawson's Sawale which was remixed by Flavour titled Nwa baby.

Chai! And MTV Africa the clueless station still goes ahead to churn out a list that makes no sense!

Kolomental ofcourse shuld b included....can't say exactly what Limpopo is doing there.

Were's timaya dem mama soldier

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