Composer: Ayo Bankole, Fred Onovwerosuoke, Christian Onyeji
Performer: Rebeca Omordia
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Heritage
Catalogue: HTGCD188
Release: 2018
Size: 219 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. Bankole: Variations for Little Ayo
Bankole: Piano Sonata No. 2 in C major ‘The Passion’
02. I. And they sought about for to kill Him
03. II. And He was crucified
04. III. Mary’s Song or Mary’s Rondo
05. Bankole: Ya Orule
Onovwerosuoke: 24 Studies in African Rhythms
06. I. Study No. 1 ‘Okoye’
07. II. Study No. 3 ‘Udje’
08. III. Study No. 15 ‘Mother Earth’
09. IV. Study No. 8 ‘Ayevwiomo Dance 1’
10. V. Study No. 11 ‘Ayevwiomo Dance 3’
11. VI. Study No. 18 ‘Pende’
12. VII. Study No. 23 ‘Sanza’
13. VIII. Study No. 24 ‘Raging River Dance 2’
Bankole: Nigerian Suite
14. I. Forest Rains
15. II. Oyaka Kongs
16. III. Orin Fun Osumare
17. IV. October Wind
18. V. Warrior March
Bankole: African Suite
19. I. Eiye kire o?
20. II. Ioahun Re
21. III. Afoju Ekute Meta
22. IV. Mase Jina Sagiri
23. V. Igunnugun
24. Onyeji: Ekele
25. Onyeji: Echoes of Traditional Life
26. Onyeji: Chineke Diri Ekele
Rebeca Omordia’s recital is designed to bring to a wider audience the music of a number of contemporary black African composers, both living and recent, whose music, for a variety of reasons – often quite unconnected with the artistic merit of the music itself – has remained unknown to what might be termed Western ears. This collection is made up of world premiere recordings of music by composers from Nigeria.