Many guitar driven and psychedelic groups sprung up in Nigeria during the years leading up to 1970 and their sound was heavily influenced by The Doors, Santana, Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane and James Brown. What came from late 60’s Nigeria was a new breed of music: a dazzling blend of psychedelic afro-rock and fuzz-funk.

One of the more prolific band from this decade was The Hygrades, formed by guitarist and producer Goddy Oku, who released a string of 45s for HMV/EMI in the early 70s. Oku was a very talented musician and his bluesy rock-guitar licks got a chance to shine on the instrumental sides of all the 45s. He had a reputation as a technical genius, always building sound equipment, amps and even his own guitars.

The art for this video is by popular instagram collage artist Mr Babies (society6.com/mrbabies2).

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