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Better Change Your Mind by William Onyeabor

Biografie van de kunstenaar William Onyeabor

William Onyeabor Enugu Nigeria 29 March 1946 – 16 January 2017 Was A Nigerian Afro-Funk Musician Singer And Songwriter. Onyeabor's Songs Are Often Heavily Rhythmic And Synthesized Occasionally Epic In Scope With Lyrics Decrying War And Sung By Both Onyeabor Himself And Female Backing Vocalists. In Recent Years A Number Of His Songs Have Appeared On Various Compilations Most Often His Biggest Hit "Better Change Your Mind" Which Has Appeared On Africa 100 World Psychedelic Classics 3 Love's A Real Thing - The Funky Fuzzy Sounds Of West Africa And Nigeria 70 The Definitive Story Of 1970's Funky Lagos Through Labels Such As Luaka Bop. Some Biographies Claim That He Studied Cinematography In Russia Returning To Nigeria In The 1970s To Start His Own Wilfilms Music Label And To Set Up A Recording And Production Studio. He Was Later Crowned A High Chief In Enugu Where He Still Lives As A Businessman Working On Government Contracts And Running His Own Flour Mill. According To The Luaka Bop Record Label Onyeabor "self-Released Eight Albums Between 1977 And 1985 And Then Became A Born-Again Christian Refusing To Ever Speak About Himself Or His Music Again." The Label Reports That Through Attempting To Speak With Onyeabor Himself And By Talking To People Who Seem To Have Firsthand Knowledge It Has Been Trying To Construct An Accurate Biography Of Him For The Past 18 Months Without Success. In 2014 The Music Website Noisey Affiliated To Vice Magazine Released A 31-Minute Documentary Entitled Fantastic Man That Documents Onyeabor's History And Legacy As Well As Noisey's Attempt To Track Him Down For An Interview. 2014 Also Saw A Touring Supergroup Called The Atomic Bomb! Band Come Together To Play Onyeabor's Music At A Series Of Concerts And Festivals Around The World. The Group Includes David Byrne Of Talking Heads And Money Mark Of The Beastie Boys . In December 2014 William Onyeabor Made His First Radio Appearance On The Lauren Laverne Show On BBC 6 Music Where He Stated "I Only Create Music That Will Help The World " Whilst Also Admitting That He Has Never Played Live And Announcing That He Had Plans To Release New Material. William Onyeabor Died Aged 72 Peacefully On January 16 2017. Atomic Bomb Luaka Bop World Psychedelic Classics 5 Who Is William Onyeabor?

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