Siji

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Feels Like 04:18 Tools
Irinajo 05:52 Tools
Dawn 01:37 Tools
Feelslike 04:36 Tools
Fantasy 04:20 Tools
Yearning For Home 05:07 Tools
Irinajo (Yoruba Soul Mix) 06:16 Tools
Eniyan Dudu 05:21 Tools
Morenike 04:47 Tools
Feelslike (Osnulade Tribal mix) 05:30 Tools
Here, There & Everywhere 03:58 Tools
Take Me Away 04:48 Tools
Abide 05:41 Tools
Muzak 02:57 Tools
Irinajo (Alix Alvarez Irinadub Mix) 02:57 Tools
Room Full Of Noise 06:08 Tools
Running Away 04:55 Tools
Feelslike (Osunlade Tribal Mix) 06:30 Tools
Sanctuary 06:11 Tools
Watching You, Watching Me 05:45 Tools
Main Vox 05:14 Tools
Oriki 05:14 Tools
Irinajo (Irinadub Mix) 04:20 Tools
Ekundayo (Bonus Album Cut) 04:05 Tools
I Believe 04:49 Tools
Irinajo (Alix Alvarez Irinjadub Mix) 05:13 Tools
Bittersweet 04:25 Tools
Watching You, Watching Me (Tommy Bones Re-Edit) 05:31 Tools
Dub 05:31 Tools
The Day Ahead 03:54 Tools
Heal 03:56 Tools
Glory 04:10 Tools
God-given 04:20 Tools
Starting Over 03:32 Tools
Feel's Like 04:20 Tools
Beats 03:32 Tools
Sanctuary (Fuji Soul Mix) 03:32 Tools
My Lover's Embrace 04:39 Tools
Feels Like - Osunlade Tribal Mix 07:25 Tools
Feels Like (Osunlade Tribal mix) 07:23 Tools
Ijo (Alix Alvarez Main Vox) 08:27 Tools
Yourba Soul Remix 06:21 Tools
My Turn (Greg Gauthier & Tony L remix) 01:31 Tools
Ijo - Alix Alvarez Main Vocal 08:28 Tools
LAGOS LULLABYE 01:31 Tools
Ijo (Alix Alvarez Main Vocal) 08:28 Tools
Feelslike (Osunlade Tribal Mix 01:31 Tools
Sanctuary (DJ Deep & Franck Roger Remix) 01:31 Tools
Ijo 00:30 Tools
Irinajo ( Yoruba Soul Remix) 05:38 Tools
Irinajo - Main Vox 10:12 Tools
Iranajo 08:28 Tools
Ijo (Manoo Remix) 08:30 Tools
Trinajo 05:12 Tools
Ijo (Main Vox) 05:12 Tools
Ijo (Original Vox) 08:12 Tools
Ekundayo - Bonus Track 04:06 Tools
Ijo - Alix Alvarez Main Vox 08:28 Tools
Ijo - Manoo Remix 08:31 Tools
Watching You Watching Me 04:06 Tools
Watching You, Watching Me [Tommy Bones Re-Edit] 04:06 Tools
Children of the Sun 08:30 Tools
Starting all over again 08:31 Tools
This Must Be Love 08:30 Tools
Siji's groove 08:31 Tools
Irinajo (Main Vox) 08:31 Tools
Ijo (Manoo Drums & Bass Dub) 08:30 Tools
Feelslike [Osunlade Mix] 06:14 Tools
Siji My Turn (My Turn Remix (Main Mix) 06:14 Tools
Feelslike (Osunlade Mix) 06:14 Tools
Remain 04:05 Tools
Watching You Watching Me (Tommy Bones Re-Edit) 05:31 Tools
Irinajo - Yourba Soul Remix 08:12 Tools
Irinajo (Original Vox) 06:14 Tools
Ijo (Manoo Blackhawks Vs Super Eagles Dub) 10:12 Tools
My Turn 08:30 Tools
Morenike 10:12 Tools
You Put A Smile On My Heart 10:12 Tools
Ijo - Original Vox 08:12 Tools
Irinajo (Irinadub) 05:05 Tools
Children of the Sun (Yoruba Soul Remix) 08:12 Tools
Ekundayo 04:05 Tools
Watching You, Watching Me__Tom 04:05 Tools
Feels Like (Studio 54 Remix) 08:12 Tools
Sanctuary (Instrumental) 08:12 Tools
Feels Like (Osunlade Tribal Rmx) 05:05 Tools
Feels Like (Yoruba Soul Mix) 05:05 Tools
Ijo (Original Inst) 08:12 Tools
Irinajo - dub 08:12 Tools
Feels Like - Studio 54 Remix 05:05 Tools
Siji My Turn (My Turn (Dub Mix) 08:12 Tools
Irinajo [Yoruba Soul Remix] 08:12 Tools
Feels Like (Osunlade Original Remix) 06:13 Tools
Feels Like - Osunlade Original Remix 08:12 Tools
Irinajo (Alix Alvarez Irinadub 06:13 Tools
Irinajo Original Vox 06:13 Tools
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The second born of twelve children to Nigerian émigrés in London, Siji spent much of his early childhood in Lagos and London before coming to the US to further pursue his musical ambitions. His own cultural heritage combined with the political and social movements of the age, exposed young Siji to the insurgent, politicized music of the Afrobeat legends Fela Kuti, King Sunny Ade, Tony Allen as well as the soulful grooves of Marvin Gaye, Al Green, and Otis Redding. His parents, in particular, his father, loved music, but like most children of hardworking immigrants, Siji was urged by them to pursue a career in the professional fields of medicine or law. But the lure of the music was too strong. In the nineties, when London was bursting at the seams with new music and groups like Loose Ends, Soul II Soul, and D-Influence dominated the scene, Siji’s attention was captured and he began to follow his passion for making and recording his own music. After completing a Masters degree in Engineering Product Design, the self-taught piano, percussion and acoustic bass player released an EP, "Facets" followed by the single "My Lover's Embrace" on his own label IVY Records in 1996. These releases garnered much respect and admiration on the influential London underground music scene, gave Siji credibility as an artist, and eventually led to a lucrative worldwide publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music. His youth and inexperience made him open himself up to all possibilities in his music, but it also lead him to sign a deal that he would find limiting to his creativity. With the publishing deal under his belt, Siji relocated to New York and performed in renowned venues—SOB’s, Bam Café and Joe's Pub. He has worked with a number of producers, but it is his collaboration with Osunlade, who produced music for Musiq Soulchild, Eric Benet, and classic R&B vocalist Patti Labelle, that fostered in Siji a love of production. He has contributed songwriting and production talent to projects for Salif Keita, Cesaria Evora, Vinia Mojica and Wunmi. Along with those skills, Siji brought with him the immediate feedback and positive energy of the live performance into the studio, creating songs that would eventually make up his debut album God-Given (BBE Records, 2004). The album gives the listener the inspired reminiscences of the soul greats as well as traditional, Yoruba instruments, rhythms, and intricate drum patterns. Siji’s distinct vocals are an organic complement to the sound. His self-titled newest work, ‘Adesiji’, was mostly recorded in Baltimore, a city Siji suggests is “trapped in time.” The songs he wrote and recorded there too are soulful, but capture the mood of a seasoned artist. Siji’s recent collaboration with New York based producer/DJ Alix Alvarez, yielded the crowd pleasing, dance floor hit, ‘Irinajo.’ Sung in its entirety in his native tongue Yoruba, ‘Irinajo’ (“Journey”), is about the eventful journey of life. The album also features collaborations with DJ/Producer’s King Britt and Rich Medina. Siji’s father opened up his debut album, (‘Oriki’). For Siji, it is “like a stamp of approval.” Although Siji does not consider himself an activist, he does sing about love, freedom, and self-empowerment. In this way, his music does inspire us to act—to observe, to love, to sing, and most of all to dance. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.