Prince Nico Mbarga – Sweet Mother
Is there anything else to say about this song? If you have a mother (which I’m sure we all do and/or did), then there’s absolutely no way this song doesn’t hit the spot when it’s played. Though before his death in 1997 Prince Nico Mbarga gave us many tunes, ‘Sweet Mother’ will forever be the greatest gift he gave Nigerians.
King Sunny Ade – The Way Forward
By the time this song came out, King Sunny Ade was already a legend in juju music. In 1994 though, he put together an all-star squad and released ‘The Way Forward‘ (a song against ethnic violence at the time). A lot of times, “Nigerian Unity” songs are kinda lame, but this one was probably the hottest song in that period. Plus there were at least 5-6 different languages in the song.
2face – African Queen
Do we need to explain this one again? Any list about greatest songs in Nigeria will always feature 2face’s African Queen for all the right reasons. You can point to this track as the song that helped transition Nigerian music into the modern era.
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