{"product_id":"who-is-william-onyeabor","title":"World Psychedelic Classics Volume 5 : Who Is William Onyeabor?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNigerian musician and entrepreneur \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/william-onyeabor\" title=\"William Onyeabor\"\u003eWilliam Onyeabor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a bit of an intentional cipher biographically. He released eight albums and two singles on his own Wilfilms label between 1977 and 1985. After becoming a born-again Christian, he renounced his past and musical career. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnyeabor \u003cspan\u003ebecame a successful entrepreneurial businessman and an enthusiastic booster of Nigeria's hotbed of Christian music scene. He was also crowned high chief of his native Igbo people of Enugu, one of the country's capitals of commerce. The nine tracks on this years-in-the-making compilation feature music drenched in analog synths, early drum machine sounds, and wah-wah, phase-shifted guitars and basses. It is all seductive, infectious, and timeless. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho Is William Onyeabor? may not answer many biographical questions, but it does paint a superb portrait of the musician as a highly original creator and pioneer; it adds depth and dimension to the picture we have of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/african\" title=\"African\"\u003eAfrican\u003c\/a\u003e music during the era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2OZuC75dcQ0wO5aWVRQCIR\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"William Onyeabor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32430789918782,"sku":"LP 0079","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0397\/2773\/files\/VinylRecordPSDMockUp_d0735e14-5ef2-450d-b72a-d52387c124e0.jpg?v=1771032256","url":"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/products\/who-is-william-onyeabor","provider":"Oh! Jean Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}