{"id":41056,"date":"2020-01-15T17:34:57","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T16:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/soul-jazz-collected-60s-nigeria-apala-music-in-new-compilation\/"},"modified":"2020-04-27T03:33:18","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T02:33:18","slug":"soul-jazz-apala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/soul-jazz-apala\/","title":{"rendered":"Soul Jazz collected 60s Nigeria apala music in new compilation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35206 pam-featured-content\"  src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/21d75399-haruna-ishola.gif\" alt=\"Haruna Ishola\" width=\"684\" height=\"399\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Soul Jazz Records&#8217;\u00a0<em>Apala: Apala Groups in Nigeria 1967-70\u00a0<\/em>is the first ever collection of Apala music to be released outside of Nigeria.<\/h4>\n<p><em>Apala: Apala Groups in Nigeria 1967-70\u00a0<\/em>focuses on a wide selection of recordings made in Nigeria in the 1960s, a time when Apala music was at the height of its popularity.\u00a0Apala is a popular music that also functioned as a form of cultural resistance\u2013Apala music involved no western instrumentation and is sung in the Yoruba language, its aesthetic an implicit cultural rejection of the British Empire\u2019s colonial rule over Nigeria which lasted from 1901 until independence in 1960.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G8ytTuIZQOw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The most significant figure in Apala music is undoubtedly Haruna Ishola who features throughout this album. Ishola holds an almost mythological status in his role as a popularizer of Apala music in Nigeria.\u00a0These recordings were originally made and released locally by Decca and EMI Records as well as a variety of independent labels in Nigeria and have never been released outside of the country before.\u00a0Soul Jazz Records are releasing this album as a deluxe double gatefold vinyl, both containing full text and photography.<\/p>\n<p><em>Apala: Apala Groups in Nigeria 1967-70\u00a0<\/em>is set to release\u00a031st of January via Soul Jazz Records. Discover the album artwork and the tracklist below. Preorder it <span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.banquetrecords.com\/apala%3A-apala-groups-in-nigeria-1967-70\/soul-jazz-records-presents\/SJRCD440\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35201\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/cdd8424a-apala-groups-in-nigeria-1967-70-soul-jazz-records.jpg\" alt=\"Apala-Groups-in-Nigeria-1967-70-soul-jazz-records\" width=\"800\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/cdd8424a-apala-groups-in-nigeria-1967-70-soul-jazz-records.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/cdd8424a-apala-groups-in-nigeria-1967-70-soul-jazz-records-759x744.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/cdd8424a-apala-groups-in-nigeria-1967-70-soul-jazz-records-661x648.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/cdd8424a-apala-groups-in-nigeria-1967-70-soul-jazz-records-465x456.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/cdd8424a-apala-groups-in-nigeria-1967-70-soul-jazz-records-375x368.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/cdd8424a-apala-groups-in-nigeria-1967-70-soul-jazz-records-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tracklist:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Haruna Ishola and His Apala Group\u2013Ewure Ile Komoyi Ode<br \/>\n2. Adebukonla Ajao and Her Group \u2013 Aboyin Ile<br \/>\n3. Rapheal Ajide and His Apala Group\u2013Adura Fun Osiwowo<br \/>\n4. Haruna Ishola and His Apala Group\u2013Orin To Mo Gbon Wa<br \/>\n5. R.A. Tikalosoro and His Group\u2013Agilinti Lomu<br \/>\n6. Adebukonla Ajao and Her Group\u2013A.B.D. Alawiye<br \/>\n7. Haruna Ishola and His Apala Group\u2013Asa Ko Gbodo Wole Gbeiyele<br \/>\n8. Adeleke Aremu &amp; His Group\u2013Egbe Arowolo<br \/>\n9. Haruna Ishola and His Apala Group\u2013Rufai Baolgun<br \/>\n10. R.A. Tikalosoro and His Group\u2013Kiniun Kuro Leran Amu Sere<br \/>\n11. Haruna Ishola and His Apala Group\u2013S. Aka<br \/>\n12. Adebukonla Ajao and Her Group \u2013 Lekele Bale<br \/>\n13. Kasumu Adio and His Apala Group\u2013Odale Ore<br \/>\n14. Ayisatu Alabi and Her Group\u2013Oko Lolomo<br \/>\n15. Jimoh Agbejo Bo Ogun and His Group\u2013Oriki Ibeji<br \/>\n16. Ayisatu Alabi and Her Group\u2013Omo Olobi<br \/>\n17. Rapheal Ajide and His Apala Group\u2013Orin Aje<br \/>\n18. Adebukonla Ajao and Her Group\u2013Sunday Babayemi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soul Jazz Records&#8217;\u00a0Apala: Apala Groups in Nigeria 1967-70\u00a0is the first ever collection of Apala music to be released outside of Nigeria. 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