Yusef Lateef in Nigeria is an album by American multi-instrumentalist and composer Yusef Lateef recorded in 1983 and released on the Landmark label.Jazzlists: Landmark 1500 series discography, accessed February 4, 2019
Reception The Allmusic review stated "Yusef Lateef had been a musical giant for three decades when this album came out, his first recording in several years. Unfortunately the emphasis here is on setting introspective moods and there is little development in the improvisations. Lateef (on tenor, flutes and vocals) is joined by five African percussionists and a variety of vocalists (including himself) and, despite good intentions, this session is quite forgettable."
Track listing All compositions by Yusef Lateer "Mu, Omi (Drink Water)" – 6:31 "Drama Village" – 6:05 "Akima (Birth)" – 6:45 "Blues in the Adaji" – 5:47 "Lalit (Lovers' Separation)" – 4:19 "Curved Spacetime" – 5:29 "Ruwa Maizurufi (Deep Water)" – 4:20
Personnel Yusef Lateef – Algaita, Flute, Oboe, Tenor, Vocals Awwalu Adamu, Salisu I. Mashi, P. Adegboyega Badejo, Yusufu Aminu, Shittu Isyaku – Percussion Amina Abdullahi, Esther Kawai, Tani Umaru, Veronica Ugye – Vocals
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