POLL: Best 1970s Nigerian Band Name

This deserves to be a six-way tie, at least.

Got this comp the other day too. Looks *great.*

Shadow Abraham With Mono Mono Friends

i have an mp3 of the funkees covering atomic rooster, that shit's crazy.

amazing. I started to say that I'm torn between this one and this other one, but I'm torn between about a half dozen, as bendy says.

Celestine Ukwu & His Philosophers National
The Nigerian Police Force Band
Popular Cooper & His All Beats Band
George Akaeze & His Augmented Hits
Shadow Abraham With Mono Mono Friends

How do I choose?

The Nigerian Police Force Band

Etubom Rex Williams & His Nigerian Artistes

I love this one, not only for its use of 'Artistes' (always a favorite), but 'Etubom' is such a fantastic first name. It's so rhythmic! And regal? Especially preceding 'Rex'.

The Semi Colon

If they're not covering "Psychotic Reaction", I want to know why.

The half-formed erection, back passage

Sorry, as you were.

"This poll has nothing to do with what the bands actually sound like"

what should we do with all our knowledge now...

Oh, man--great poll, Phil! Too many good ones to choose from really, but Celestine Ukwu & His Philosophers National would be the one I'd want to join, so they get the vote.

Popular Cooper & His All Beats Band
.. ftw!

1) He's popular
2) All beats! No music? Geir must be lovvin it!

3) His band beats all!

Too many to choose from. This thread absolutely rules...

The actual MUSIC absolutely rules, I'm listening now.

Can you get Miami Steve Van Zandt to add it to his canon that he and David Brooks are preparing for America's schools!

Opotopo

Future ILX meme?

The Semi Colon sounds like a band that would do "ironic" covers. I think the Philosophers National take the cake here.

I'm digging "Dan Satch & His Atomic 8 Dance Band Of Aba." This seems to imply that there is an Atomic 8 Dance Band from somewhere other than Aba. I hope it is a franchise with different local owners.

Release date?

Out in the UK now, it seems. Amazon sez for the States it's Feb 8.

Reissue of 2008?

(Judging just by band names)

It's damn good music (just finished hearing the second disc) so yeah, it should be up there.

Perfect companion peice for this sadly oop thing, I bet.

piece, even.

St. Augustine & His Rovers Dance Band is a great name. I don't get the Rovers part; it would be awesome if it were a reference to the Dominicans, which comes from the Latin Domini canus, the hounds of God.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

I know this is a poll based on a particular comp, but I'd consider voting for Chief Commander Ebeneezer Obey and his Inter-Reformers

Popular Cooper is about to live up to his name.

popular cooper & his all beats band 4ever

Hmmm, I would have hope for something slightly more "exotic" to vote for. Such as Ngugu Featuring Julius Ozokobompa and Nzaki Nakakomwambe or something like that.

C'mon! The Semi Colon? GIVE IT UP FOR THEM!!!!

Popular Cooper & His All Beats Band

This would be a thousand times cooler if it were all BEETS.

Hmmm, I would have hope for something slightly more "exotic" to vote for. Such as Ngugu Featuring Julius Ozokobompa and Nzaki Nakakomwambe or something like that.

-- Geir Hongro, Monday, November 26, 2007 6:38 AM (8 hours ago) Bookmark Link

The Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination

strange and inventive expansion of "combo" into "combination" makes this one an easy winner for me. why have no ironic indie-rock bands thought of this yet?

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

the lack of votes for the funkees is sad.

Melody Maestros robbed.

Yeah, I'm very disappointed nobody voted for the Funkees or Bola Johnson & His Easy Life Top Beats.

love this comp, love the names of the bands on the comp, love how this track in particular makes me wonder if they were actually cops or just twenty-year-old nigerian pranksters taking the piss. they don't exactly have their own wikipedia page to verify these informations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jszV4BB-zyE