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Day 2!!

Nigeria the birth place of Afro Beat…….and the “Lijadu Sisters”. In 1970s Nigeria, only a tiny handful of female artists broke through the backing singer/dancer ceiling to become stars in their own right, particularly if they wrote their own material — And Fela cousins The Lijadu sisters did just that. Their repertoire ranged from love songs and dance anthems to philosophy and political/social commentary. “The music business was hard for women in Nigeria,” says Taiwo Lijadu. “Back then, they didn’t think women had brains.”

Twins Taiwo and Kehinde were born in Jos, in northern Nigeria, on October 22, 1948. They enjoyed singing from an early age, inspired by disc by Aretha Franklin, Miriam Makeba, Ray Charles and, later, Fela Kuti…..The Lijadu Sister created a style all their own. The sisters’ Afrodisia debut, 1976’s Danger gave you a vibe of uplifting positivity which would be a feature of all four of the Lijadu Sisters’ Afrodisia albums.

Due to a serious accident to one of the sisters, , the twins withdrew completely from the limelight. rumors about their well being and whereabouts abounded. Some people thought they had died, others that they had married rich Americans and retired into lives of luxurious obscurity. All false, In 2011, Kehinde and Taiwo, inseparable since birth, share an apartment in Harlem, NYC.

( albums)
Danger (1976) – November 8, 2011
Mother Africa (1977) – 1st quarter 2012
Sunshine (1978) – 2nd quarter 2012
Horizon Unlimited (1979) – 3rd quarter 2012