Hello Africa- Eddy Grant was the signal tune for VOA Africa for decades.
Eddy Grant most popular song in Lagos\Ibadan in the 80s was a yoruba song, about love and looking for his lover -dont know title.


Agolo - Angelique Kidjo was the signal tune for BBC outlook "Ori ori o Olajumoke lo"

Mori Kante - Yeke yeke was a daily dose on NTA

Magic System Ghaou adaptation by Tope Alabi into Yoruba gospel made her popular back then

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You mean none of Lucky Dube's track was a hit in Nigeria? Ok kontiniu

hitman2911:
Hello Africa- Eddy Grant was the signal tune for VOA Africa for decades. I stopped listening with advent of satelite tvs.
Eddy Grant most popular song in Lagos\Ibadan in the 80s was a yoruba song, about love and looking for his lover -dont know title.


Agolo - Angelique Kidjo was the signal tune for BBC outlook "Ori ori o Olajumoke lo"

Mori Kante - Yeke yeke was a daily dose on NTA

Magic System Ghaou adaptation by Tope Alabi into Yoruba gospel made her popular back then

Hello Africa was also the signature tune for the African service of Radio Deutch-Welle (German radio).

Maintain also used the melody of Gaou in their song Allo.

kenny905:
i dont know most of the songs above ...try caro by wizkid, african queen *wow* by tuface, oleku by ice prince , dorubucci, etc even those xenophobes in their curse lands most have danced to the tune of one the songs above

Wats dis one saying...

shakurkings:
You mean none of Lucky Dube's track was a hit in Nigeria? Ok kontiniu

You mean that you did not see two of Lucky Dube's songs on the list?? Wow!

To me No1 na coupe bibamba by awilo longomba

I walked into into the lobby of Sheraton many many years ago and had a jazz tune imprinted in my memory. The same tune was being used as SIG tune for a jazz program on radio Nigeria 103.5 every sunday night about 5-8 years ago.
If anyone, by any chance knows the tune I'm talking about, pls drop d track name. Its a jazz tune...no words to tif for Google to complete d job.

Op wat of ANTENNA by FUSE ODG?

shakurkings:
You mean none of Lucky Dube's track was a hit in Nigeria? Ok kontiniu

i second that. "Prisoner " by Lucky Dube a timeless and borderless classic

old songs are always precious.

Pavore9:
That childhood song we sang back then"Jagua, Jagua don die , Oseni kill am because of money" tune is actually a Kenyan classic that goes thus Jambo, Jambo , bwana......The Bonny M's cover made wave in Nigeria back then.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUrVeRGo5IM

They also played this yesterday night (after Celebration and Coffee Song).

I love Boney M, so I definitely liked this song, but I was disappointed that Bobby Farrel wasn't in the video. I liked the song, but it didn't trip me as much as their earlier hits.

4everGrand:


Wats dis one saying...

ur kokonut head there

Hmmmmmm........ am tinking at least one sarkodie song suppose dey d list

Santi Soul song Hele Mama. Was a hit.

Neil Oliver's "Baby Girl" na song abeg.
I Loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee it. That lady's voice was a hit. AIT used to show the video every time back then.

@OP, you've really done justice to the list. What a memory!

naptu2:


44) Baby Girl - Nell Oliver (Benin)

Big bros Naptu2, may the Almighty God bless you uncountable times sir! Ohhhhhhhhh, you don't know what good you've done me this evening. Chai! I feel like kissing you #NoHomo. God will favour you even when you don't expect it! I have been looking for this song for the past 3yrs now. I could not remember the title or the artiste. I queried Google with Baby girl, oh my baby, omi nlo si Ile oko, time has come(for you to go) and various references, Google brought numerous songs and I gave up after I had downloaded many wrong songs. Omolola15, abeg help me thank this messiah, Naptu2.

Baby Girl on auto-repeat. Indomie generation, sorry you wouldn't know how this song rocked our air wave then, that it got massive airplay from both NTA and AIT!

Big bros Naptu2, there's another one I'm looking for sir, "Oro re o, oro re o, oro re o, repete.....ibi ton gbe se ofofo kiri, ategun ba fe gele lo(dahn dahn(piano break)), Iro ba tu sonu(dahn dahn), omo ba jabo sile(dahn). Bros, you don remember the song?

naptu2:


Hello Africa was also the signature tune for the African service of Radio Deutch-Welle (German radio).

Maintain also used the melody of Gaou in their song Allo.

won je Abiola se 'joba to fi ku ooo, alo...
adupe won gbe fun 'basanjo ooo, story...


In short, I dey follow you from now henceforth!

Freeezzz:

Big bros Naptu2, may the Almighty God bless you uncountable times sir! Ohhhhhhhhh, you don't know what good you've done me this evening. Chai! I feel like kissing you #NoHomo. God will favour you even when you don't expect it! I have been looking for this song for the past 3yrs now. I could not remember the title or the artiste. I queried Google with Baby girl, oh my baby, omi nlo si Ile oko, time has come(for you to go) and various references, Google brought numerous songs and I gave up after I had downloaded many wrong songs. Omolola15, abeg help me thank this messiah, Naptu2.

Baby Girl on auto-repeat. Indomie generation, sorry you wouldn't know how this song rocked our air wave then, that it got massive airplay from both NTA and AIT!

Big bros Naptu2, there's another one I'm looking for sir, "Oro re o, oro re o, oro re o, repete.....ibi ton gbe se ofofo kiri, ategun ba fe gele lo(dahn dahn(piano break)), Iro ba tu sonu(dahn dahn), omo ba jabo sile(dahn). Bros, you don remember the song?

It's on my other list (150 Nigerian songs). The title is Oro Re and it's by Roseline Ogunro.

https://www.nairaland.com/3439718/list-150-greatest-nigerian-songs

Op I don't think you are a regae fan Lucky Dube has over 50 hit tracks that made it in Nigeria.

shinarambo1:

Yeke Yeke was the soundtrack to most tv programs back in the early 90's. You have got to give it to the Guineans, Senegalese and Malians when it comes to classical west african music..

The railway stations always had this song and agolo by angelina kidjo on repeat while people wait for trains. Cant believe these songs are over 20 years already.

U just remembered me how we used to jump out of train with our school boxes... when school closes, from Enugu train station to Abia state..

Ate alot of bananas Enroute the journey...

Good old days...

Cherishing:
Op I don't think you are a regae fan Lucky Dube has over 50 hit tracks that made it in Nigeria.

And two of the tracks are on the list.

naptu2:


It's on my other list (150 Nigerian songs). The title is Oro Re and it's by Roseline Ogunro.

https://www.nairaland.com/3439718/list-150-greatest-nigerian-songs

Bros, please permit me to speak in tongue...... mashindakapa! I love you sir! Thank you sir!

But Amazon talk say na buy I go buy am ooo.

naptu2:


They also played this yesterday night (after Celebration and Coffee Song).

I love Boney M, so I definitely liked this song, but I was disappointed that Bobby Farrel wasn't in the video. I liked the song, but it didn't trip me as much as their earlier hits.

This song links the mind to Safari!

I love freshly ground. where are they now?

Pavore9:


This song links the mind to Safari!

The part of the song that I like is the part they go

"Can't you hear them singing,
Hakunamatata?"

And the drums become louder.

op u and who dey jam dose kind songs? btw y is xigubu and hangover not on the list?

author=naptu2 post=53886466
Song - Artist (Country)
45) Homeless - (South Africa)- Paul Simon
46) Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes (South Africa) - Paul Simon

Honourable mention
Sitya Lose - Eddy Kenzo (Uganda)
Shaa - Shuga Gaga (Tanzania)

naptu2:


The part of the song that I like is the part they go

"Can't you hear them singing,
Hakunamatata?"

And the drums become louder.

Hakuna matata used to be the only Swahili word l know! but now person don advance.

naptu2:

And two of the tracks are on the list.

can i make a request pls?