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Juju is a word of West African origin that refers to the supernatural power ascribed to an object.
juju is also the name of a popular Nigerian music. Tied closely to Yoruba culture, Juju generally features the tension drum (aka "talking drum') and bright, shimmering guitar lines, often played on a steel guitar. Though the form arose in the early half of the 20th century, it found its first real audience on Nigerian stages in the 1960s following the popularity of Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey and accordionist I.K. Dairo, M.B.E. In the late '60s former Highlife guitarist King Sunny Adé emerged as a force in the music. As the '60s became the '70s, Adé and Obey became the leading lights of Juju, audiences and the press casting Adé as an innovator and Obey as a traditionalist. Both Obey and Adé found international audiences in the 1980s, Adé becoming a superstar when he signed with Island Records in their bid to find an African Bob Marley, and Obey with his breakthrough album Current Affairs (1980).
In the music industry, Juju plays a big part in the work of J Plunky Branch with his afro-funk jazz fusion music. From 1971 to 1974 his band was called Juju, from 1975 to 1981 Oneness of Juju, from 1982 to 1988 Plunky & Oneness of Juju and from 1988 to present day is known as Plunky & Oneness. The band also had an album in 1984 called Electric JuJu Nation.
• Archie Shepp's 1967 album was titled The Magic of Ju-Ju.
Wayne Shorter's 1964 album was titled "JuJu", named after one of his most frequently performed compositions.
The lyric "JuJu eyeball" appears in the popular Beatles song "Come Together."
• The fourth studio album by Siouxsie & the Banshees is named Juju (1981).
The term 'Juju' also appears in the video game, and Nickelodeon show: "Tak and the Power of Juju".

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/24/2008
Band Members: Marco Bonini : electrified 6-strings
Lorenzo Colombini : unelectrified 88 strings
Riccardo Gola : 4 strings on a big piece of wood
Emiliano Caroselli : Talkin'drums , no strings at all
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Influences: Wayne Shorter,Wayne Krantz,Warne Marshe
Charles Ives,Charles Dickens,Charlie Brown,
Steve Reich, Steve Albini, Steve Vai, Stephen King, Steve Coleman and Ornette Coleman and george Coleman
Kurt Rosenwinkel,Kurt Cobain, Kurt Vonnegut
Pat Metheny , Patti Pravo, Patty Kensit, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid Mark Turner , Marc Jhonson, Marc Ducret,
Dave Binney, DavidGnomo , Dave Douglas,
John Cage , john Williams, Jhon Coltrane, Jhonny Guitar, john Zorn, Johnny Smith, john Patitucci
brian blade, brian wilson, brian jones, brian di nazareth

Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

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