Birds on Labels

The bird as the primary musician is pictured also on labels of west-african records. In my perception they are used more often than other animals (dogs, lions, elephants). Here are some fine examples from what I found until today.

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Owoh Records – Orlando Owoh´s personal label, an nigerian JuJu / Highlife musician.


Mari Josh Records, nigerian juju music


Femco Recods from Nigeria with a reggae record from Bassey Black


Another small local nigerian label

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Frank International Records from Nigeria, I guess it´s a personal label from “Frank International and his Band Group”


Fela Kuti on skylark / Nigeria


Humming Bird Productions, UK, synth highlife from 1991

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Famous Happy Bird released some essential ghanian highlife records, mostly from the African Brothers. Like a lot of records from small ghanian labels it was made by Ambassador Records, who did run the first ghanian owned record plant in Kumasi.

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Mali Kunkan, eminent label who released a series of classic recordings from Mali’s best regional orchestras. Some of them were reissued during the last years by Kindred Spirits.


Jibros Records, another small nigerian label who released a record from an ghanian highlife artist


Franco Records, small nigerian label with 1980´s highlife music

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Awoko Records, small nigerian label, released also some very very rare Afrofunk records.

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Tabansi, famous nigerian highlife, juju, afrobeat, funk & boogie label


DES Records, small nigerian label, active in the 1970s and 80s

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Stanley Murphy on Disco 2000, Ivory Coast

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Feathers, released highlife and funk from Nigeria.

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BOB international records / fancy was located in Nigeria and released music from ghanaian artists

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Highlife from Ghana, small label based in London in the 1980`s

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I.K. Bros Records, fine nigerian highlife from Franco Lee Ezute and his Harmony Kings International

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Ebohon Records, one more nigerian label with a Waziri Oshomah release

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Odec, nigerian highlife, I think mostly from the 1980´s.


Emelu Records, nigerian label with some music in Igbo language


The musically mighty Prince A.E. Amgbaduba on the only release
I know from this label

I will play for you “Flash Special” from Rogana Ottah and his Black Heroes International. He is singing for us something about the black flamingos…

 

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