Ofege was formed in the early 1970s by a bunch of teenagers at the St. Gregorys College in Lagos Nigeria. They were largely influenced by the guitar solos of Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck & Jimmy Page while closer to home, they were influenced by the music of BLO (Berkley Jones, Laolu Akins and Mike Odumosu), Monomono (led by Joni Haastrup), The Funkees, and Ofo The Black Company.

Due to their vibrant combo of sweet harmonies, hooks & fuzz, Ofege would become one of the most legendary Nigerian groups of all time, with expressive sales and national stardom. At the turn of the century (and because of tracks appearing on various psychedelic music compilations) Ofege would receive international acknowledgment for being the first of their kind and the ultimate West-African psychedelic funk band!

Their first album (Try and Love 1973) was recorded while the band members were still in high school (average age of 16). It took some years before other albums saw the light since some band members still had to finish school. Further astonishing recordings include The Last of The Origins (1976), Higher Plane Breeze (1977) and How Do You Feel (1978).

Higher Plane Breeze (released in 1977 on Polydor Nigeria) is Ofeges third album and its a STRONG one, combining funk and disco influences with Afrobeat and heavy rock guitars. The album provides one of the Nigerian scenes most iconic images with its cover shot showing one member squatting amongst his bandmates, middle fingers raised high and proud toward the camera.

Tidal Waves Music now proudly presents the first reissue of this landmark Nigerian album. This RARE classic (original copies tend to go for large amounts on the secondary market) is now finally back available as a limited vinyl edition (500 copies) complete with the original artwork and exclusive liner notes/pictures provided by Ofeges founding member Melvin Ukachi who also supervised this reissue.

• Highly acclaimed 1977 Nigerian psychedelic Afrobeat classic
• First vinyl reissue since its original release in 1977 on Polydor Nigeria
• Deluxe 180g vinyl edition
• Black Vinyl Edition Limited to 500 copies, comes with obi strip
• Comes with insert containing exclusive liner notes by founding member Melvin Ukachi

TWM36 -Artist-Ofege

• Internal ID: JIT
• Format Detail: LP COLOR
• Format: Vinyl
• Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 5 business days for this item’s shipment.**
• Genre: World Music
• Released: 6/18/19