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‘This is incredible’: a new generation of music lovers discovers the 70s sounds of the Lijadu Sisters

The twins shook up the music scene in Nigeria, becoming pop stars against the odds in a male-dominated industry. Now their five albums are being reissued

They went on to make five albums: Urede, Sunshine, Danger, Mother Africa and Horizon Unlimited, and their music, mainly rendered in English and their native Yoruba language, tackles themes such as social justice, corruption, poverty, women’s rights and romance. Akinsete, who is a communication consultant, discovered the Lijadu Sisters’ music, a blend of juju, jazz, disco, funk and Afrobeat, in her early 20s, a decade ago, and is thrilled that they are being talked about again. It is a thing of immense pride Taiwo Lijadu “I would say the impact they’ve had advocating for women to be free and independent and to speak up is a legacy that we see carrying through even in the musicians of today,” says Akinsete, who also saw the film in New York.

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