Cardinal Rex Lawson ~ "So Ala Temen - Yellow Sisi - Love Mu Adure"
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- songs: So Ala Temen - Yellow Sisi - Love Mu Adure
artist: Cardinal Rex Lawson & His Mayor's Band of Nigeria
From the Wikipedia:
Rex Jim Lawson (c.1930 - 1969), known as Cardinal Rex, was a singer, trumpeter and bandleader from Kalabari (Ijaw), Nigeria. One of the best-known highlife musicians of the 1960s, Lawson played with Sammy Obot, Bobby Benson, Victor Olaiya, Chris Ajiko, and other Ghanaian and Nigerian musicians and bands. His greatest success came as the leader of the Mayors Dance Band; their recorded hits include So ala teme, Yellow Sisi, Gowon Special, and Jolly Papa. His most popular hit is probably Love Adure, which is still a sure floor-filler in Nigeria to this day.
A highly emotional and deep musician, Lawson was known to weep and shed tears while singing his own songs, notably the haunting So ala teme. Sir Maliki Showman, the famous Nigerian tenor saxophonist who played with Bobby Benson, Victor Uwaifo and Rex Lawson, remembers Lawson as always placing music over money. Lawson is famed for his infectious gregariousness, his musical vision, talent, perseverance and individuality.
Lawson died tragically in 1971 in a car accident on his way to play a show in Warri, Nigeria.
I am here 2024, like if you love this music, music is life.
So Ala Temem- God made the rich.
Ori piki igoin temem- He also made the lowly
Ala wolo ma, Igoin deri ma- Respect the wealthy, don't scorn the poor.
@Nimi from your explanation about the meaning of the song and i been able to recall its the same saying of that mr celestine ukwu song. God bless us all and bless all our fallen heros and legendarys. Amen
Thank you so much for the translation. Always loved the song but the poetry of words got me weepy.
Thanks
Mbre
Thanks a million. I love the song. I can sing verbatim. Without knowing meaning. Now, I know. And love it the most. Rex and his band live forever in my heart. Stay blessed and safe. Thanks again. From Kumasi, but in the US. For 4.5 decades
Anyone listening to this master peice this 2023?
2024?
SURE AND I GO LISTEN FOR ALWAYS. COS THIS SONG BE LIKE REDEMPTION SONG OF BOB MARLEY
Yes
a senegalese writer wrote that the departed are not dead.how true! rex lawson and osadede and fela are the greatest acts to have ever came out of the nigerian musical scene.someone out there agrees ?
You get celestian Ukwu
Celestine Ukwu must be among the greats.
Ali chukus/king sunny ade
nah. celestine ukwu has to be there. he's greatly understated.
How could you forget Oliver De Coque
2020 anyone here listening with me?...RIP REX
Yes.
We plenty o!
September, 2022
Even in 2023, I am still listening and will continue to listen to his beautiful songs till eternity
See me flexing this lovely music in 2024 . 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I’m a Nigerian resident in Ghana. Accra presides, presides around the fishing community of Kokrobite.
One day out of excitement I played Rex Lawson out nostalgic feelings.
I was marveled how my Landlord a typical Ghanaian fisherman, spoke Kalabari, telling me his life story and expeditious experience in Bayelsa and Kalabari land as a young fisherman who left home to building a career in Fishing.
This story is extensive
Beautiful
Exciting to know. I'm also from Kalabari
Bro please make a video about the story. Now I'm really curious 😅😅.❤
I grew up in Nigeria hearing my dad (Dominic Ayo Ige) whistling Rex Lawson songs. Now many years has passed, my dad is retired and old living at Ile-Ife and I living in the UK, every time I hear Rex Lawson tears fills my eyes, as it takes me back memory lane. I have listened to all Rex lawson songs.It was at Oxford UK that I really got access into Rex Soulful music.
SuperFadaka
What an endless legend and talent. Enven in death, he still lives on!
Keep moving bro
So true. We that grew up in the late 60s and early 70s can't but feel nostalgic n even shed tears when we remember those days when there was so much love n unity irrespective of tribe n religion. Feel sorry for the younger generation who never got to enjoy THAT period.
This was the music played during my sister’s engagement party in 1965.I was one of the flower girls
Good
This is August 2023. Who is listening to this awesome song or has everyone forgotten about olden days song's ?.
There are few people within us who still listens to good music and I'm so happy that we haven't forgotten this Lengend!👌🏼
yes ooo
His he still alive
Playing this track now just for my 83 years old dad who is having memory challenge. And he is really happy now, smiling and nodding his head. He even asked me if I had such music and not playing them to his hearing.
it's 4am in Paris, i'm listening to that guy since 1am. I've never heard him before but this is amazing. That's what i call music
It's 11yrs ago u made this comment,,, hope you are still doing well?
@@favourogbadu4682 I'm fine thanks. Still listening Rex after all these years.
@@UberGouber 👍 wow, 12 years ago.
Wow 13yrs ago.
Happy you are doing well, we are still enjoying the beautiful song together
Wow. This is real music. I am listening from England.
Where's is my father 😢😢😢😢
Rest in peace Papa
Memory 😢😢😢😢
Rest in peace Cardinal Rex. Thanks to UA-cam you have achieved musical eternal life in "the cloud"
wow, Rex is loved all over the world over. Indeed youtube has helped to keep me alive.
Like the keys of the piano, music indeed unites both blacks and whites and that's how it should be.
Yesu na ope
Absolutely!!!💕💓💗💖Rex Lawson was a Legend!
@@edmondk.atiogbe738 ur comment has taught me new thing..thanks.
Rex Lawson's music reminds me of my late father. My father lived in Port Harcourt and loved Rex's music. He played it frequently whenever he is relaxed. May his soul rest in peace.
Me too 😩
I just found out tonight that Rex originally sang Baby Sawale...sawa sawa sawale ashewo!
When music was music. God bless the Ijaw nation for blessing us with thid thier son/music.
If you have played this song as of 80s hit me likes
We grew up on this staple in the early '70s in Ajegunle.
It was regularly blaring out from the loudspeakers of a record store at Boundary Market on our way to and from my primary school, Apapa Baptist School, by Malu Road everyday.
We used to sing along with so much gusto in spite of the fact that I was a Youruba boy.
Those were days when music had a message.
Rex Lawson's sudden death hit us so hard you would think we were related.
May his soul continue to rest in peace.
No child that grew up in the '70s in Ajegunle, be igbo or yoruba ,any tribe at all ,that will not sing this song then,respect AJ family....Rest on Rex Lawson
Rex Lawson's generation took music seriously and you can see the depth and excellence in melody, arrangement, harmony, beat, rhythm etc. This runs through the songs of Rex, Celestine Ukwu, IK Dairo, Olaiya etc. They also had a philosophy behind each song and a lesson to impart to society. Music was not just an art for them but a vehicle for social transformation...like poetry or prose. Those after them like Osita Osadebey, Fela, Obey, Sunny Ade built on this foundation. I can not say the same about today's musicians unfortunately. Money is their driving motive
correct!
you got it my brothet! Thats why their music remained timeless.
Thank you jare......imagine Banana fall on you? and they are calling that music?
Job ORJIOKE I
Job ORJIOKE 🤔
Back in the dayz in port Harcourt. The memory will never fade away. Mostly at orupolo night club and Olympia Hotel GRA
11:15pm in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. Listening to it like I used to in Benin City, Nigeria. A kid in the late 80's and early 90's. It was already an oldie then, it is still is now. But always will be an evergreen. To me.
Arizona, USA, listening at 7:04 PM, 2024
Wasn't even born close to the generation of these great artists (Lawson, Olaiya, Osadebe et al) but I enjoy their music, my father was a great music fan and his tapes were very much available after his passing many years ago, even though we've lost them now I still enjoy listening to these songs, my friends think am weird when they see these songs on my playlists, same way I enjoy classical music, jazz, listen to Sinatra, Ben King and all those great artists. Evergreen memories they bring.
My dad loves this song then he used to play it when he wants to think of his life on how far he has gone through both good and bad times. May your soul rest in late SIR AUGUSTIN EZEIMO.
I miss my late dad each time I listen to this song .
Thank you Rex Lawson This is evergreen. Once upon a time, music united us. We were detribalized and non-parochial when it came to music. We werejust lovers of highlife and less materialistic. I want those days back!
Well spoken my brother, but those days can't be back because we had been tribalised and very materialistic in very of our approach.
Nwora Onwuzulu . You want those days back? lol, sorry we can't get it back,I just wish we could.
ME and you pal, thems were the days. Barbeach show, with Art Alade… Not sure if you were old enough. Bliss!!!
Frank James I am in my fifthees .
Frank James Old school songs are better.
Back in those days when only good MUSIC was celebrated and loved.. I wish i was born in that era
Reminds me of my father who would have been 94yrs IF He was alive, I dedicate this Nice tune to him who played often in early 70,s
Music is definitely universal. You don't need to understand the lyrics to enjoy it.
2024 and I'm listening to this masterpiece ❤
I miss my mommy whenever I listen to this music.
My step dad.A Cameroonian. Carry me and my mum to watch his life show in Onitsha. I can forget the day. RIP REX
I also grew up listening to Rex. My Late Dad did back ups for him and there's something in those voices that gives me sweet memories. Rex Lawson is the greatest High life maestro of dem all.
Rex was great. I grew up listening to his music through my elder brought who was in secondary school then and always doubled as a DJ with turntable then; I mean in the sixties. I accompanied him to most of his shows. Up till today in my seventies I cannot do without playing his music even though I don't understand the language. All of them of that era were great.
Cardinal Rex Lawson's song bring nostalgic memories of life in the Asamang Prestea in the 1960s where the Mr Idudu's music empire animated the mining town, 24/7
I grew up listening to this and i wont stop listening this is real music
God bless the ijaw legend God bless africa
Makes me feel nostalgic, his music broke the language barrier as many of us as kids in the then Western region grew up loving his music. Still as fresh as it was then, may the soul of Cardinal Jim Rex Lawson continue to rest in peace, he lives on in his evergreen music.
The likes of Cardinal Rex Lawson makes Afrobeats of today look like child's play but we move. Meanwhile RIP to him and my late father who was his biggest fan.
this is music for the rich and mentally stable human .. the new afrobeat is for mad people
One of my Dads favorite musicians and we're Yoruba. So music knows no bounds.
The Cardinal was one of the greatest musicians of all times.
Thinking about Papa Charlie today, he was our best friend❤❤❤
I was brought here by Half of a Yellow Sun. Beautiful, soulful music tinged with sadness.....
snap
Me too! Now I'll never stop listenin'
Me too!! I love it! I can really see the influence this had into Cuban music (which I'm more familiar with). One love ❤️
This is very rich early Nigerian music. Brilliant !!!
This song reminds of me of my late dad who just passed on to eternity. He will tell me everything abt this piece, his favourite, rip dad
The nostalgia is deep. Sometimes listening to Rex Lawson am moved to tears, remembering so many elders and especially friends who had gone
Can't belive this song has been on my phone this past years.... I feel in love at first sound... Though not familiar with language in use, it's instruments caught me off guard... What a musical legend 🙌🙌🙌🙌
Cardinal Erekosima (REX) Lawson. Frm d Kalabari clan of d Ijaw tribe. Most of his songs r in his native Ijaw language, but he sings in Igbo, Ibibio too. His mother is Igbo
The way he navigates even the most complex vocal arrangements is quite legendary. His style of music transcends all known musical genre. He was the consumate and accomplished musician that no body else in our country could replicate. His dexterity, mastery, and total control of the trumpet when affixed with its plunger, is just breath taking.
Finally, I found this masterpiece. Rest on Rex Jim Lawson.
This was in the 60s and 70s.
This song brings nostalgia..our parents have left the earth..we too will leave this earth and go to eternity..there is a heaven to gain and a hell to shun people.. Accept Jesus today as your Lord and Savior, say that..
Rex valued music more than money. He was a band boy to Sammy Obot. Rex graduated and played music Bobby Benson, Chris Ajilo and Victor Olaiya before he formed his Band. May his soul rest in peace.
This was the song of my childhood. When life was sweet. When songs were uplifting. I do not understand a word yet I feel happy and uplifted.
Oh! my God, the greatest , cant stop thinking about my late great father. His favorite song. Love you dad. Show some love 2022
Very true my dear. Kiss
Cardinal Rex Lawson is an unforgettable legend
This is our own, I remember dad sitting down for several hours with a bottle of Harp lager and a glass cup containing the liquor only listening to this great icon. As a child I learnt to sing several of his tracks. Oru enene, Ada ure, Jolly papa, etc
The greatest Nigerian musician ever, his infectious and melodious music cuts accross all ethnic boundaries.(like football). His life was short but great. I believe he was an angel sent by God to deliver good music to our souls. His Death in 1971 was misterious. God must have called him for other assignments. His music will Never die. Could someone please interprete the lyrics. Great Rex, sleep on. RIP.
Love this comment
So touching....
Out of the abundance of heart, the mouth speaks!
temi olalekan it is well with you
Temi you have said it all, Rex was a Legend.
An icon in the Highlife music of West Africa.
My father passed this on to me and I have come to love a lot of oldies. This is good music.
Amazing
Chukwuma Onyeabo evergreen music
I strongly believe that our Dear Orlando Owoh picked his type of music from Rex..... continue to rest in peace Rex Lawson
One of Nigeria's most gifted arranger and composer of the 60's ,Papa Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson demonstrates the most affection for his craft. He was always totally consumed in his own performance. A great loss to the high-life world. RIP.
I just came into these songs today, May 9th 2020 at about 1.00pm. It is now 11.00 pm New York time. I have been playing them
since then with every chance I get. I'm actually a Nigerian, but have never been exposed to Mr. Lawson's music before. Am I glad I stumbled into them. His mastering in saxophone, I hope I'm right here, is very profound. Rex, thank you for your music.
Correction: I may have meant trumpet, not saxophone. Either way, he was very good at the instrument.
I listened to this piece and remember that as teenagers we used to sing along Cardinal Rex Lawson's songs even though we do not speak his language. those were days when exceptional talents like the Cardinal sold music across the borders of parochial language barriers. He was a great musician whose high-life music impacted us positively. Thank you for this posting and for keeping our heritage alive!
Old school never dies rest in peace
One of my dad's favorites. Dead in a road accident in 1973 thereabout
I get goose bumps each time I listen to rex Lawson. Rex Lawson is just one and will be remembered forever
1:21am in Malaysia July 6 . 2022 . I find this wonderful song , we African are blessed, I greet my Nigeria people
It's 1.54am Nigerian time. Thinking of what next. Corona Virus have no place here.
I have a dear friend/ex whose Honduran of Nigerian descent ,black Black, he has an aboriginal soul . He's quiet . Cries when people he doesn't know dies!! He's so Dread in heart , laid-back and has the same soul as this singer. One Love. I invented a word for this *ancient* wisdom, happiness and understanding. The Attabbessi
May my father soul Rest In Peace
My best song by Rex Lawson any day any time is So Ala temen, I remember when I was a kid my late dad used to play His songs and my dad favorite song by Rex is So Ala temen
My Grandma's favorite Nigerian musician. RIP to both of them.
MEMORY.
One of the finest music of yester-years. Old school.
This is reminding me of my childhood
The medicine shell guy brought me here. I'm so emotional right now
The Ibinabo crooner....Rest in peace Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson, I was not born yet when you took the lenght and breadth of Nigeria by storm with you classic highlife tracks. I grew up to meet your music rent the airwaves in my teens in Benin, and I'd not help but fell head over heels in love with your kind of music. Rest on Rex!
2023 still listening to our great Legend 🔥🙌
Chimamanda brought me here, her books are amazing.
K always in our memories.
This humble man clearly showed that there is no conflict between the Igbos and his ethnic group. We are one and the same. We have the same struggle.
We cannot win unless we unite.
Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson was partly Igbo just like a sizeable number of his Kalabari people. His mother was originally from Owerri which even influenced the Igbo dialect he used in his 'Love Mu Adure'. If you listen clearly, you will know it was the Owerri dialect that he used in the song.
This legend was a warm soul that was easily loved by all as his music broke the language barrier due to its richness and appeal. He also sang in other languages.
There was no major problem between Ndigbo and his people before the war. The only issue before the war was the belief by some of their elites that they weren't getting sufficient representation in the then Eastern Regional Government and that development wasn't extended much to their areas. Their case was taken to the national government still under the British at the time and a commission of inquiry was setup to look into their grievances. The commission was known as the Willink's Commission. The result of the inquiry discovered that most of the allegations wasn't really true especially with regards to representations in the Eastern Regional Government and other government related quotas. It was ruled to be fair given the population distribution of each constituent group. This still didn't satisfy some of those elites who continued to push for a different government for their areas but there was no hatred at the time like we saw after the Biafran war.
The Igbos though may have been fair statistically, there were other few areas they could have been over bearing which didn't go down well with them.
This is what the enemies(from outside) of the Eastern region exploited to cause further problems by sponsoring Adaka Boro's insurrection when Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi was the Nigerian Head Of Government. He was arrested and tried by the Federal Government and was sentenced to death. This created a further divide between Ndigbo and them. Adaka Boro was put in jail and remained their until the northern soldiers carried out the coup that killed Ironsi. Adaka Boro was thereafter released by Gowon and charged with raising a 1000 strong men army from his people to fight against the Eastern Region that was about to breakaway under the name Biafra.
He went on to bring 1000 men from his area and they led the 3rd Marine Commando of the Nigerian army to exploit the coastal area of the Eastern region and kill off every persons who were in support of Biafra even among non-Igbos. It was one of the reason behind many people from Rivers state changing their names and claiming to be non Igbos today.
The entrance of non Easterners into the politics of the region eventually destroyed whatever good relationship we all had prior as they ensured to create further problems by wearing Biafran army uniforms to attack the non-Igbo communities and blame it on Igbos wanting to takeover their communities. Surprisingly, a good number of people from those areas believed such lies and have continued to pass the false narrative down to their children.
After using Adaka Boro to achieve their aims of dislodging Biafran soldiers protecting the Eastern Region coast, they killed him and disbanded the remnant of his 1000men army. Even this they tried to tie it on Igbos by claiming he was shot by a lone Biafran soldier. This one failed to stick as more question arose as to why they disbanded men who have used to dislodge the so called enemies (Biafran soldiers). It dawned on some of them that they were used but it was too late. The damage has been done and you can't get those people out of the area any time soon.
Ever since then, our enemies have continued to paint the picture that we are enemies with people from his area when it is not true. Gladly though today is that the internet has laid bare all the lies and misinformation that has been perpetuated. Our generation have read alot to see the genesis of the problem and know that it wasn't anything serious until enemies from outside exploited it to course confusion only to take charge of our whole region and plunder it for their own benefit.
With what Nigeria has become today, many of them have started to realise that we need to work together under mutual respect to salvage whatever is left of our resources and land and develop it for the good of our entire people.
@@igbounitedforum3386Really insightful. Thanks for finding the time to respond. I really wish we will all come together.
My father elder Francis kuti oteh of great memories made me know rex music every morning this sounds blast on his stereo n always wine to the beats oh wat a life may his gentle soul rest in peace...
So ala temem reminds me of wake keeps in buguma, where Rex lawson comes from they always sang so ala temem.
What does the lyrics mean?
@@ekezienwankpa299 God made the wealthy, he also made the poor. Let the wealthy not laugh or look down on the poor.
My dad is late since '94. This is where i come to be with him . Rest in peace Boy 'o boy.
Who is still listening? Raise your hands😂
My father best musicians may god bless this soul wherever his soul is
December 24th, 2022 Wesley Chapel Florida, USA. Great memories 👌 ❤️
i never knew who this guy was,i wasnt even born when hes song was popularly played on the radio,but i observed my dad always played it,and i always danced becos i loved it,i loved it when i was so little and i still love it till date
Blasting this music all the way from Malaysia...28 years ago i listen to my father play this music....today my son watch me listen to the same music...✌✌✌✌
I wish my dad is still alive 😢
WHO SAID THAT IGBOS AND IJAWS ARE NOT THE SAME.REX LAWSON A PRODUCT OF IGBO AND KALAGBARI.WHAT A MUSCIAN.AN ICON WHO STILL TODAY DEFINE NIGERIAN MUSIC.REST IN PEACE.
Yes, Rex's Mum was from Owerri and he had some Musicians like Ralph Amarabem, a guitarist who composed love Adure in1964. The other instrumentalists were Alika, Nwokeahonu and Ocheegbule Before they left and fully formed Peacocks Internal Band of Owerri
Must you Igbos always bring in tribe! What would you say about igbos married to yoruba.. call them igbos too
One of Nigeria's most gifted arranger and composer of the 60's ,Papa Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson demonstrates the most affection for his craft. He was always totally consumed in his own performance. A great loss to the high-life world.
My dad can't stop playing his songs so I had to come here and listen myself so much from Dubai..R.I.P Rax
Never new this guy existed, but ive been hearing his songs and now that i know that this is rex lawson, am amazed! This is pure music 🎼....
This was the song I listened to as a child. Brings back nothing but sweet memories.
A grate talent that lives forever. Rex i have not forgotten when you lovingly play and displays at UDAJA HOTEL EGEDE ROAD in Port Harcourt. You and your people can never be forgotten. May peace and respect reign in that REGION.
my late dad favorite when nija was good may d leaders try and bring it back as it was Amen
My late Dad’s favorite 😍. Chai 🤦🏿♀️
Those were the good old days. I still listen to them because it reminds me of my late Dad and while in primary school then going to school in my late Dad's car or while at home my whistled to lots of artists nightlife music. GOOD OLD nigeria in the 50s, 60s 70s and a greater part of the 80s. Where did we go wrong in Nigeria pls
This man's songs bring tears to my eyes. I remember my late father.
Amponsah Adade May his soul RIP
+chikezie nwaoha Amen. Thanks
Me too
Same here.
African High Life Legend. A man that every musical instrument understands his vocals and abilities when singing on stage and in the studios. May God grant Rex Jim Lawson eternal rest Amen.
When did he die?
This music reminds me of the Nigeria civil war. The soldiers used to play it when relaxing in the trenches on the Enugu radio station
Never will Nigeria get a man like him , deep, rehearsed and focused, polished to make his music a wonder, really he lives on, none like him a universal man.
Menories, Memories, memories. Rex is the only musician who cries when he sings his own songs. We miss you Rex. We never know what we've got till its gone. Thanks Grove for sharing.
Very good music god rest this man’s soul. Whether Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa or whatever tribe. Dis very good highlife music.
Ijaw man
The greatest highlife musician
So Ala temen; This song stirs up something in my soul. Used to listen to Data, a chorister of the Methodist church on Beecroft street in Calabar, sing it. We used to sing together. She had a wonderful voice and sang it so well. May her soul and that of her son Telema, rest in the peace of the Lord. May Rex Lawson's soul rest in peace. He gave the world good music.
I love how l came across this music