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Oliver Nayoka - Oka Mmadu * Nigeria

by Oliver Nayoka - Highlife from Nigeria

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1.
Oka Mmadu 13:35
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2.
Ubiam Ajoka 22:28
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3.
Ebe Onye Oso Ruru 07:42
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4.
Udem Egbu Na M 09:00
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5.
Ije Wa 05:42
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6.
Ada Ugo 06:33
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7.
Oyokoima 07:32
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8.
Masquerade Dance 05:08
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9.
Ego N'achi Wa 09:10
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Palenque Records & Odogwu Entertainment
Presents

Oliver Nayoka: OKA MMADU

New album by Oliver Nayoka, the rising star from Nigerian Highlife.

Through the success of Aja Wele-Wele, his first album available worldwide, Oliver Nayoka has proven himself on the African Highlife scene and has solidified his presence in the International music sphere.

Oka Mmadụ is an album with an electrifying energy that tell stories and admonishes. It is safe to say that Oliver Nayoka is the future of African Highlife with Igbo as the integral language of communication in his music, which is also regarded as his mother tongue.
Enjoy this album and share with everyone who loves good music and most importantly who has an open mind to accept me thoughts, ideas and above all, Highlife sound.

The album opened with Ọka Mmadụ, which means he who is bigger than the one. A song that admonishes everyone never to use Finesse on others because they are better or more influential than them. It tells us to treat everyone with Love and respect regardless of their social economic status in the society.

Poverty is not something to be proud of as the second track Ụbịam Ajọka is translated. No one should be proud of being poor hence the need to work hard.

Ebe Onye Ọsọ ruru simply states that life should be taking easy that everyone would eventually get to their destination whether running or otherwise, it let's us understand the need for patience and perseverance.

Udem Egbunam, my reign should not be my end, a track that depicts Oliver Nayoka's influence in the highlife scene of Igbo Nation as he pleads with Mother Earth to preserve him even as he journeys in giving life to sounds through music and guitar.

Ije uwa gives us an insight of the ups and downs of life and where the hope is in all that we do as humans which is in our daily dreams and aspirations as we keep the dreams alive and never give up on them.
Ada Ugo is a beautiful word in Igbo, which simply can't quantify the beauty of a woman. It means Daughter of the Eagle In English. Oliver Nayoka takes us on a journey of a beautiful damsel he intends to spend the rest of his life with, letting us into his world of love, affection and emotions as he professes his unending love to the Daughter of the Eagle.

Avoid the wrong woman, Oyokoima admonishes. If she can't love you for who you are, she doesn't deserve who you would become, Oliver advises. Oliver Nayoka serve over 40 Million Igbo people in Igbo Land In Nigeria and of course, more than 15million of them scattered all over the Globe. As a singer who is rooted in Igbo Culture, he ushers in into his mystery as he gives us his dance, the Masquerade Dance because all over the world, he's regarded as the African Masquerade.

Ego n' achị ụwa (Money rules the world) is a song that reminds us that in the end, money remains a tool for many great things to be achieved albeit some use it as a means to make others feel less. Money should solve the problem of Humanity through love, unity and fairness, Oliver reminds us as he takes a bow on the Ọka Mmadụ Album.

Palenque Records and Odogwu Entertainment presents this album to the world while Lucas Silva and Nnamdi Hollywood Moweta are the executive Producers.

Kenechukwu Ibedu is the Associate Producer and the A&R of this body of work. While the Art Direction is geared by Onyedikachukwu Ibedu and all tracks produced by Upright Onwuka.

Enjoy this beautiful sounds from Oliver Nayoka - The African Masquerade with his Talented Fellows Band of Africa.

Playlist

1. Ọkammadu
2. Ubiam Ajọka
3. Ebe onye ọsọ ruru
4. Udem egbu na m.
5. Ije uwa
6. Ada ugo
7 Oyokoima
8. Masquerade Dance
9. Ego n' achị ụwa.


Recorded and mixed in Upright Studio
Onitsha, Nigeria by Upright, June 2022.

Kenechukwu Ibedu A & R

Executive Production by Lucas Silva and Nnamdi Moweta,
Odogwu Entertainment.

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released June 23, 2022

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PALENQUE RECORDS is a label specialized in Afro-Colombian and african music, founded in 1996 by Lucas Silva Dj Champeta- Man.
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