Koola Lobitos
About the artist
Led by Nigerian-born multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer Fela Kuti (Fela Anikulapo Kuti), Koola Lobitos created a unique dance-inspiring hybrid incorporating the highlife music of Nigeria and Western jazz and R'n'B. With its powerful horn-driven arrangements and the piano playing of Wole Bucknor, the group laid the foundations for what evolved into the sounds of Afro-beat. The original lineup of Koola Lobitos was assembled in the late '50s when Kuti was a student at Trinity College of Music in London, England.
Top songs
- Ololufe Mi
- Highlife Time
- Ololufe Mi (My Lover)
- Omuti Tide
- Laise Lairo
- Wadele Wa Rohin
- Wayo (1st. version)
- Wayo (1st Version)
- It's Highlife Time
- Wayo
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- Orise
- Viva Nigeria
- KOOLA LOBITOS - OLOLUFE MI
- I Know Your Feeling
- Ako
- Witchcraft
- Eke
- My Lady Frustration
- This Is Sad
- Funky Horn
- High Life Time
- Obe
- Wadele Wa Robin
- Koola Lobitos / Wadele Wa Rohin
- V.C. 7
- Wayo (2nd. version)
- Lover
- Shango
- Better Change Your Mind
- Lai Se
- nigeria 70-funky lagos disc 1-01-Ololufe Mi
- Koola Lobitos / Laise Lairo
- Wakawaka
- VC7
- Eko
- Fere
- Akayan Ekassa
- Jeun Ko Ku (Chop 'N' Quench)
- Wa Dele
- Lagos Baby
- Mi O Mo
- Se E Tun De
- Koola Lobitos / Omuti Tide
- Koola Lobitos / Ololufe Mi
- Egbin
- Koola Lobitos / Highlife Time
- Awo
- Nigerian Independence
- Ifa
- 01 - highlife time
- 101-koola_lobitos-ololufe_mi-just
- 06 - wayo (1st. version)
- Ikon Allah
- 03 - ololufe mi
- No Discrimination
- 04 - wadele wa rohin
- nigeria 70 & fela ransome kuti-the '69 los angeles sessions-01-Highlife Time
- VC 7
- La La La
- Ololufe Mi (Nigeria)
- Waka Waka
- Tire Loma Da Nigbehin
- 05 - laise lairo
- nigeria 70 & fela ransome kuti-the '69 los angeles sessions-02-Omuti Tide
- Amaechi's Blues
- Ironu
- Obinrin Le
- Omo Ejo
- Woman Made The Devil
- nigeria 70 & fela ransome kuti-the '69 los angeles sessions-03-Ololufe Mi
- nigeria 70 & fela ransome kuti-the '69 los angeles sessions-04-Wadele Wa Rohin
- nigeria 70 & fela ransome kuti-the '69 los angeles sessions-05-Laise Lairo
- nigeria 70 & fela ransome kuti-the '69 los angeles sessions-06-Wayo (1st. version)
- Home Cooking
- My Baby Don Love Me
- Onidodo
- Araba's Delight
- Olulufe Mi
- Bonfo
- Alagbara
- Ororuka
- Koola Lobitos / Wayo (1st. version)
- Nigeria 70 [Bonus Disc] Disc 1
- 07 - my lady frustration
- 09 - obe
- 14 - funky horn
- 02 - omuti tide
- 08 - viva nigeria
- 16 - this is sad
- 10 - ako
- 15 - eko
- 11 - witchcraft
- 12 - wayo (2nd. version)
- Ololufe Mi - Koola Lobitos
- Hightime Life
- Wadele Wa Ro..
- Chant To Mother Earth
- 13 - lover
- Wayo-2nd Version
- ...Introduction
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