Ajomasé
by Gasper Lawal
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Streaming + DownloadIncludes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Purchasable with gift cardDownload available in 24-bit/44.1kHz.
£11 GBP or more
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumIncl. insert with full liner notes written by Gasper Lawal himself.
Tracklist:
A1. Jeka José 4:04
A2. Kita Kita 6:00
A3. Eronu 5:43
B1. Ajomasé 7:52
B2. Awon Ojise Oluwa 6:20
B3. Oro Moro 5:08
B4. Saikoskro 0:57
Includes unlimited streaming of Ajomasé via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Download available in 24-bit/44.1kHz.ships out within 3 daysPurchasable with gift card£20 GBP or more
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Jeka José
03:42
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Kita-Kita
06:01
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Eronu
05:47
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Ajomasé
06:31
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Awon-Ojise-Oluwa
06:20
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Oro-Moro
05:09
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Saikoskro
00:58
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about
Lawal’s style was forged through decades of high-level percussion work with the likes of Stephen Stills, Barbra Streisand, George Clinton & Funkadelic, Manfred Mann, Alexis Korner, Vangelis and Ginger Baker’s Air Force band. Dissatisfied with existing genre labels and production norms, Lawal began recording his own album in 1976 at Vangelis’ own studio in London’s Marble Arch before switching to long, drawn-out night shifts at Surrey Sound Studios, using downtime between The Police’s sessions for Outlandos D’Amour.
Lawal meticulously self-produced, composed, and overdubbed the album over four years, assembling an elite group of musicians from both Nigeria and the UK. The instruments used were often hand-built, including a powerful one-of-a-kind drum carved deep in the Nigerian bush. “This music is not about trends, about what is commercial or a “sound” of a particular moment,” explains Lawal, “it is about music to be felt, that gives pleasure. It is nurturing and meditative."
Although record executives didn’t know how to categorise Ajomasé, the people responded. Legendary DJs like John Peel and Janice Long gave it UK radio play – a rarity for African records at the time. Demand skyrocketed and, with Rough Trade stepping in to distribute the vinyl, the album found an international audience.
In 1982, Peter Gabriel personally invited Gasper to perform at the first WOMAD Festival, leading to a new era of live performances and global recognition. Yet despite its impact, Ajomasé has never been reissued – until now.
This new edition brings a spiritually resonant, rhythmically rich and genre-defying work to a new generation of listeners. featuring liner notes by Gasper himself and audio remastered from original tapes by Whitfield Street Studios and The Carvery.
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2025, Strut Records - a division of K7 Music GmbH
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Strut London, UK
Strut is known as one of the leading labels worldwide for reissues, compilations and new studio albums in the field of African, Latin, and Caribbean music, soul, funk, jazz and disco.
Established 1999.
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Feb 2026
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Nov 2025
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