Kedu America (Igbo for 'Greetings from America')[2]) is a studio album by Nigerian highlife musician Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe released in 1996. Recorded in one day during his first American tour,[3][4] Kedu America contains new recordings of some of Osadebe's previous songs, including "Onuigbo" and "Osondi Owendi".[5]

Kedu America
Studio album by
Released1996
RecordedDecember 1994
StudioStudio Unicorn, Redding, Connecticut
GenreHighlife
Length69:18
LabelXenophile Records
ProducerAndrew Frankel, Nnamdi Moweta[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
Robert ChristgauA−[6]

Kedu America received generally positive reviews from critics. Bob Tarte of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars, stating that the album "offers bounty beyond expectation".[4] Robert Christgau described the album as a "delight"[6] and in a further retrospective review as a "mood album [...] set on giving you a good time".[5]

Drew Wheeler ranked the album 4th in Billboard's 1996 Critics' Poll.[7]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe[1]

No.TitleLength
1."Onuigbo"8:01
2."Ka-Anyi Jikota"5:04
3."Aye Mama"6:17
4."Merenge Sposa" (instrumental)4:01
5."Nyem Obi Gi"5:49
6."Agbalu Aka Na Azo Ani"8:49
7."Osondi Owendi"7:50
8."Nwanem Ebezina"7:27
9."Kedu America"16:00

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes.[1]

Musicians

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Production

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  • Paul Avgerinos – recording engineer
  • Jack "That Dog'll Hunt" Burke – engineer
  • John Nelson – engineer
  • Ross Nyberg – mastering
  • Adam Traum – photography

Further reading

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  • Phil, Weinrobe; Inayatullah, Naeem (2005). "A Medium of Others: Rhythmic Soundscapes as Critical Utopias". In Franklin, M. I. (ed.). Resounding international relations: on music, culture, and politics. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 239–262. ISBN 978-1-137-05617-7.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kedu America (Liner notes). Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe. 1996. Retrieved May 3, 2021.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Kedu America". Compass Records. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  3. ^ Zachary, G. Pascal. "Living the Highlife". In These Times. Vol. 26, no. 19. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Tarte, Bob. Kedu America at AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (April 22, 2011). "Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe, Kedu America". Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "Review: Kedu America". Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  7. ^ Wheeler, Drew (December 28, 1996). Verna, Paul (ed.). "The Critics' Poll". Billboard. Vol. 108 (52 ed.). p. YE-92. Retrieved May 2, 2021.