Nigerian Wood
2008 album by Keziah Jones
Nigerian Wood is the fifth studio album by Nigerian musician Keziah Jones. It was released in September 2008 under Because Records.
In 2012 it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 75,000 copies throughout Europe.
Track listing
"Nigerian Wood"
"African Android"
"My Kinda Girl"
"Long Distance Love"
"Beautifulblackbutterfly"
"Pimpin'"
"Lagos vs New York"
"1973 (Jokers Reparations)"
"Unintended Consequences"
"Blue Is The Mind"
"In Love Forever"
"My Brother"
"Yansh Control (Bonus Track)"
"Omo Balogun (Bonus Track)"
"Nigerian Funk (Bonus Track)"
"Coltrane Nko?
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