Ijele the Traveler
Ijele the Traveler is the fifth studio album by Nigerian musician Flavour N'abania. The album was released on June 30, 2017, and artists like Sarkodie, Zoro, Terry Apala, Phyno, Semah G. Weifur and Chidinma are featured on some of the tracks.[1] The record producers who worked on the project include Masterkraft, Tekno, Young John, Del'B, Illkeyz and Kezykleff.
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| Released | Jun 30, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Igbo highlife | |||
| Label | 2nite Entertainment | |||
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Background
Ijele the Traveler follows his studio album titled Thankful released in 2014.[2] Igbo masquerade culture, with its Ijele Masquerade, significantly influences the album.[3][4] The album is composed of contemporary highlife and a blend of afro pop, hip hop, reggae and R&B sounds. The songs on the album were written in Igbo, English, and Pidgin. The song "Most High" features Semah Weifur, a blind Liberian boy who always wanted to meet Flavour.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Virtuous Woman" | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Sake Of Love" | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Catch You" | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Baby Na Yoka" | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Jaiye" | 3:31 |
| 6. | "Skit" (featuring Waga, Oloye, Rabbai, Zuada) | 1:07 |
| 7. | "Simba" | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Nnekata" | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Chimamanda" | 4:24 |
| 10. | "Iheneme" | 3:52 |
| 11. | "Body Calling" | 3:58 |
| 12. | "Oringo" | 4:27 |
| 13. | "Oppressor" | 3:49 |
| 14. | "Ijele" | 3:47 |
| 15. | "Loose Guard" (featuring Flavour) | 3:43 |
| 16. | "Ukwu Nwata" | 3:59 |
| 17. | "Most High" | 4:01 |
References
- Akan, Joey (July 3, 2017). "Pulse Album Review: Flavour keeps things moving with "Ijele The Traveler" album". Pulse.ng. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
- "Flavour Releases IJELE (The Traveler) Album Listen". 042 Vibes. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- Okiche, Wilfred (31 July 2017). "360Review Flavour's Ijele The Traveler". 360 Nobs. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- Okiche, Wilfred (2017-07-10). "Review: On 'Ijele: The Traveler', Flavour wants to have it all". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
- Ugobude, Franklin (19 July 2017). "The Story Of How Flavour Made This Boy's Dream Come True Is The Most Touching Thing Ever". OMG Voice. Retrieved 4 January 2018.