Thursday, April 21, 2016

40 Year Itch : The Gossip Sisters


Lijadu Sisters : Amebo


   Identical sisters related to Fela Kuti , Taiwo and Kehinde Lijadu were stars in their native Nigeria and cult favorites in the US and Europe. The 1976 album Danger, recorded with multi-instrumentalist and fuzz guitar fanatic Biddy Wright, is a fascinating listen. The Knitting Factory label re-released the album in 2011 and David Byrne toured with the duo. "Amebo" , by the way, is apparently a Nigerian word for "gossip".





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