Welcome To Lagos: Soundway’s music featured on BBC Documentary

‘Welcome To Lagos’ is a three-part observational documentary series exploring life in one of the most extreme urban environments on the planet – Lagos, Nigeria.

Considered by some to be an apocalyptic vision of the urban future, Lagos is the fastest growing megacity in the world. These films reveal a different side to life there, focusing on the humanity, resourcefulness and compassion of the people who live and work in some of the roughest parts of town.

Three tracks taken from Soundway’s album Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-76 are set to feature on the three part documentary.

The track featured on the title sequence of all three of the programmes is Ayamma by The Anambra Beats. Listen to it below.

Title Sequence Track: Ayamma
Artist: The Anambra Beats
Album: Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-76

Track 2: Onwu ama dike
Artist: St. Augustine & His Rovers Dance Band
Album: Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-76

Track 3: Onwu Ama Dike
Artist: St Augustine & His Rovers Dance Band
Album: Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-76

Welcome to Lagos will be shown on BBC 2 at 9pm on 15, 22 and 29 April

WATCH THE FIRST EPISODE HERE ON BBC iPLAYER (UK viewers only)

Produced for BBC 2 by KEO FILMS

Click here to read an article on the program on The Guardian’s site