Bola Johnson

Bola Johnson is a solo artist associated with Nigeria whose catalog here spans 2010–2010. The artist is connected with Afrobeat, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Afrobeat shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Hot Pants”. Then move to “Black Man’s Cry: The Inspiration of Fela Kuti” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.