{"product_id":"ozobia-special","title":"Ozobia Special","description":"\u003cp\u003eNkem Njoku and Ozzobia Sound's one and only album, \u003ci\u003eOzobia Special\u003c\/i\u003e, is an early 80s Igbo Highlife masterpiece, drawing on Ghana Highlife as well as traditional Ogene 6\/8 bell tempos.Nkem Njoku's only album as leader, this LP epitomizes the feel-good, gospel-tinged party atmosphere of Igbo Highlife, with John Kante's soukous guitar scales interweaving the sharp sax\/ trumpet line-up, which includes the legendary Ray Stephen Oche, whose two scarce albums with his band Matumbo are big afro-jazz collectors' items, reissued several times over the years.Percussion section includes the prolific Smart 'Friday Pozo' Thompson, whose session credits read like a 'who's who' of contemporary West African music and include many gigs on Tabansi artists' albums.The razor-sharp production sound, as so often on the best Tabansi Highlife and boogie sessions, is down to multi-keyboardist Jake Sollo.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BBE","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50472256209227,"sku":"1087442","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50472256536907,"sku":"1087443","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/12399e2c-f719-4a08-8969-f9789422394c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727420771","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/ozobia-special","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}