The Jazz Jousters - Location Nigeria (2015)

Millennium Jazz drop their fifth location release and get digging in the crates for that Afro Beat and Afro Jazz sound of Nigeria. Once again the group chose their favourite artists or bands to flip and fuse Jazz Jousters style.

What reminds you of Nigeria? Is it the music, the aromas, the arts, films, the people, or the embodiment of everything that is rich in soul?

Nigeria, known for internationally acclaimed artists like Fela Kuti, Sunny Ade, and Femi Kuti to name a few, has been the center of African musical movements. Their music has been a mutually fusioned experience; where Nigerian music was influenced by American jazz in one generation, while influencing hip-hop in the next.

Nonetheless, creativity has been the cornerstone of the Nigerian experience, brought forth by oppressive regimes while envisioning a brighter future of their people through artistic and legacy driven channels.

Today, the Jazz Jousters have combined a unique blend of sounds that remind us on how the Nigerian music culture has influenced new-age hip-hop. It also reminds us that Nigeria is not limited to music; it offers us an opportunity to uncover Nigeria, a country rich in historical artifacts.

Tracklist:

01. Gadget - Niger Intro (From Us) 00:29
02. SmokedBeat - Let's Start 03:12
03. Pawcut - Bust My Skeero 01:40
04. Stay Classy - Tutu 02:41
05. Vinkate - African Travel 05:55
06. Scaley WaleZ - The Weapon 03:04
07. Gadget - Africanism interlude 01:14
08. SmokedBeat - Pidgin 02:13
09. Pawcut - Pepper Rested 02:04
10. Es-K - Ayesi 02:30
11. Mr. Moods - That Song 04:18
12. Gadget - Lounging In Lagos 03:08
13. SmokedBeat - The Beat n' a Smoke 02:14
14. Pawcut - Scatterbrain 01:46