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Originally Posted by Anteater
Yeah but in 1973 I doubt there were 60,000,000 English speaking people in Nigeria. I don't know what the music industry in that part of the world was like back then, but most of the bands I know of in that style who originated from any part of Africa weren't based out of their native countries. The majority of the band Osibisa, for example, literally relocated from Ghana to the U.K. in an attempt to break into the market because the opportunities (musically speaking) in Ghana weren't going to get them anywhere.
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I just used the stats anecdotally, the numbers provided were there to prove that English is normally used in Nigeria. The population of Nigeria was 60.11 million back in 1973 with a majority speaking English as a second language. I don't know what the stats are, but if we find them I doubt that they would disprove that English would be something that a Nigerian band would use back then.
Ghana's official language is also English, so did they sing in English or in their own native language? And if bands from Ghana and Nigeria are singing in English then why isn't Bob Dylan?
Almost forgot ... I didn't disapprove of the use of the wah-wah. I know they are other bands and guitar players who use the effect with a more vigorous cadence but this was chill music so it the guitar player's wah-wah abilities fit into what the band was doing.
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Originally Posted by mord
Actually, I like you a lot, Nea. That's why I treat you like ****. It's the MB way.
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