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Toby Foyeh & Orchestra Africa __ Presents JALOLO CD CONTENTS 1. JALOLO Jalolo, the title track, is the story of a mother whose three children "Wèrè wèrè la n'shegi, Wòròwòrò nibudo, Omòwumi kékéké", travel to a village far away. After they had been gone a long time, she travels to the same village and starts singing at the market place in ther attempt to find her missing kids. 2. LAGOS BLUES (instrumental) An Afro Beat Instrumental - An attempt to potray how one feels the blues in Lagos. A Lagosian struggles everyday to survive in a jamboree of people, traffic Jams, high living costs, Military Politics and NEPA's frequent electricity power cuts. 3. JAGUA NANA (Instrumental) The title of this instrumental was taken from a Cyprian Ekwensi novel (one of Nigeria's best fiction writers). Here Jagua Nana potrays the life of a woman living in Benin City. A woman of loose morals entangled in various relationships with men who are used by her to satisfy her various desires. The instrumental fuses elements of Akwete, highlife and jazz together. 4. EGUN YI (The Masquerade) Toby began writing this song while he was seven years old. As a young boy, it demonstrated his fear of African masquerades who come out in Yorubaland during traditional festivals. The Masquerade Come and watch the Masquerade Children of the world come and watch I, son of Sarumi have brought you a new masquerade Get away, Stop following me cause if you don't I'll turn you into seeping honey I have caught you now, you know I have If you don't get outa my way I'll turn you to billowing wind I am Alapansonph I am Ololu I am the Gèlèdè masquerade Are you not afraid Get out of my way