No Man Stands Alone
Studio album by
Bantu
Released29 October 2010
RecordedJune/July 2009
StudioBigtown Records Studios Lagos, Hit Track Studios Lagos, A Sharp Studios Lagos, Redroom Studios, Jahduong Studios Cologne, 45 Studios Lagos, Pidgin Music Studios Accra,
GenreAfrobeat, highlife, hip hop, dancehall
LabelFaluma Africa
ProducerDel B, Wanlov The Kubolor, Dabyna Poll Abraham, Likkle Johnny,Hopetone Blazze, IKon, Kay Piano, Ayo Oni, Ade Bantu,
Bantu chronology
Fuji Satisfaction
(2005)		 No Man Stands Alone
(2010)		 Agberos International
(2017)
Singles from No Man Stands Alone
  1. "I'm Waiting"
    Released: 2011

No Man Stands Alone is Bantu's fourth studio album. It is features collaborations and duets by Ade Bantu and mostly Nigerian artists[1] The only international feature is Ghanaian musician Wanlov The Kubolor on the Afrobeat inspired track "Travel & Sea"."I'm Waiting" a duet with Nigerian Songstress Nneka was released as the official soundtrack of Andy Amadi Okoroafor's movie Relentless starring Nneka and Gideon Okeke[2] 84 year old legendary Highlife musician Fatai Rolling Dollar is credited as a guitarist and vocalist on "Ni Bo L’anlo".

Recording and production

No Man Stands Alone marks a radical change in BANTU's album production style as most of it was recorded, mixed and produced in Nigeria. The tracks "Dem Dey Lie" & "Lost My Faith" where mixed by Rub Nuca & Hopetone Blazze in Cologne, Germany while "Travel & Sea" was mixed by Panji Arnoff in Accra, Ghana. The album production credits cite various studios across Lagos and an array of established and emerging producers from Nigeria like composer & songwriter Del B ("Marching To Aso") who would later go on to produce a string of hits for local & international pop acts. The album theme's center around Nigerian politics with songs like "Marching To Aso", "Dem Dey Lie" and "Show Them Love" addressing political instability, the Jos crises, child abuse, militancy and social injustices.[3] According to music critic Will Witney of Okay Africa "No Man Stands Alone features a mixture of sounds, including several songs which weave together the increasingly popular mixture of hip-hop with live African instrumentation, synthesizers and programmed drums"[4]

Track listing

  1. Marching To Aso (Feature Artist – Azadus)
  2. No Man Stands Alone (Feature Artist – Lord Of Ajasa)
  3. Ni Bo L'Anlo (Feature Artist – Fatai Rolling Dollar, Oranmiyan, Wurasamba)
  4. Yanga (Feature Artist – Sehinde Jo)
  5. I'm Waiting (Feature Artist – Nneka)
  6. I Lost My Faith (Feature Artist – Abiodun)
  7. Dem Dey Lie (Feature Artist – Sound Sultan)
  8. Show Them Love (Feature Artist – African China)
  9. Travel & Sea (Feature Artist – Wanlov The Kubolor)
  10. Turn Me On (Feature Artist – Dabyna Poll-Abraham)

Personnel

  • Sukanmi Alfred- Guitar ("No Man Stands Alone")
  • Fatai Rolling Dollar- Guitar ("Ni Bo l'ade")
  • Godwin Okwe - Trumpet ("Ni Bo L'ade")
  • Oyin Ogungbade Samuel - Saxophone ("Ni Bo L'ade")
  • Ibukun Joseph - Backing vocals ("Yanga")
  • Ayankehinde Adeniyi - Talking Drum ("Yanga")
  • Dabyna Poll-Abraham - Guitar ("Turn Me On")

References

  1. ↑ Agbede, Terh (11 November 2011). "Bantu: Exhibiting talent, energy, benevolence". National Mirror. Lagos, Nigeria.
  2. ↑ AKINTAYO, ERIBAKE (10 March 2011). "From Ade Bantu, Nneka comes, I'm Waiting…". Vanguard Newspaper. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. ↑ IfeOluwa, Nihinlola (18 July 2017). "How BANTU made Agberos International". Music In Africa. Johannesburg, South Africa. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. ↑ WILL, WHITNEY (11 November 2011). "Watch Bantu's Video for 'I'm Waiting' Featuring Nneka". Okay Africa. New York, United States. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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