Ambrose Campbell
Born Oladipupo Adekoya Campbell in Lagos, Nigeria, on August 19, 1919, Ambr… Read Full Bio ↴Born Oladipupo Adekoya Campbell in Lagos, Nigeria, on August 19, 1919, Ambrose Campbell was the leader of Britain's first-ever black band, The West African Rhythm Brothers
The group made its first public appearance in London at the May 1945 celebrations in honor of VE Day, performing in Piccadilly Circus as their fellow Londoners celebrated the Nazis' defeat. IIn 1946 the West African Rhythm Brothers toured the U.K. in support of Les Ballets Nègres, Britain's first black ballet company.
Around 1952, the West African Rhythm Brothers were named the regular headliner of the Nigerian-owned Soho nightclub the Abalabi and signed to Emil Shalit's proto-world music label Melodisc to cut a series of 10" 78-rpm discs that document the birth of a new African music forged and shaped by the immigrant experience. Their fame grew when the Abalabi relocated to the more upmarket Wardour Street area and reopened under the name Club Afrique. Following creative dissension with Brewster Hughes, Campbell formed a new band in 1961 and toured Italy, returning to London to form a production company with lawyer and political advisor Lord Arnold Goodman. He also released his lone major-label effort, Highlife Today, on Columbia in 1968. But in 1972 Campbell abruptly relocated to the U.S. at the invitation of record producer Denny Cordell -- in Los Angeles, he befriended the blue-eyed soul man Leon Russell, who installed him as a percussionist in his touring band. Campbell and Russell (who dubbed the Nigerian his "spiritual adviser") remained collaborators long after both cut ties with Cordell, touring Australia and the Far East before Campbell settled in Nashville in 1982 in the wake of his contributions to 1979's million-selling Russell/Willie Nelson project, One for the Road, remarrying and starting a new family.
Aged 84, Campbell finally returned to the U.K. in 2004, settling in Plymouth and recording new music in a home studio built by his grandson. A year later, the Honest Jon's label compiled Melodisc's vintage West African Rhythm Brothers recordings as the third volume in its London Is the Place for Me reissue series, which charts the emergence of Britain's native black music traditions. Campbell died on June 22, 2006.
The group made its first public appearance in London at the May 1945 celebrations in honor of VE Day, performing in Piccadilly Circus as their fellow Londoners celebrated the Nazis' defeat. IIn 1946 the West African Rhythm Brothers toured the U.K. in support of Les Ballets Nègres, Britain's first black ballet company.
Around 1952, the West African Rhythm Brothers were named the regular headliner of the Nigerian-owned Soho nightclub the Abalabi and signed to Emil Shalit's proto-world music label Melodisc to cut a series of 10" 78-rpm discs that document the birth of a new African music forged and shaped by the immigrant experience. Their fame grew when the Abalabi relocated to the more upmarket Wardour Street area and reopened under the name Club Afrique. Following creative dissension with Brewster Hughes, Campbell formed a new band in 1961 and toured Italy, returning to London to form a production company with lawyer and political advisor Lord Arnold Goodman. He also released his lone major-label effort, Highlife Today, on Columbia in 1968. But in 1972 Campbell abruptly relocated to the U.S. at the invitation of record producer Denny Cordell -- in Los Angeles, he befriended the blue-eyed soul man Leon Russell, who installed him as a percussionist in his touring band. Campbell and Russell (who dubbed the Nigerian his "spiritual adviser") remained collaborators long after both cut ties with Cordell, touring Australia and the Far East before Campbell settled in Nashville in 1982 in the wake of his contributions to 1979's million-selling Russell/Willie Nelson project, One for the Road, remarrying and starting a new family.
Aged 84, Campbell finally returned to the U.K. in 2004, settling in Plymouth and recording new music in a home studio built by his grandson. A year later, the Honest Jon's label compiled Melodisc's vintage West African Rhythm Brothers recordings as the third volume in its London Is the Place for Me reissue series, which charts the emergence of Britain's native black music traditions. Campbell died on June 22, 2006.
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Yolanda
Ambrose Campbell Lyrics
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Fausto Rey Dejame que te arruye, con mi canto para que asi dormida,…
Ghostface & Method Man [Joi Starr (Ghostface Killah)] I, can't, leave these streets…
Gladys Yolanda la reina de la parranda que linda te vez Yolanda…
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Guadalupe Pineda Esto no debe ser no más que una canción Quisiera fuera…
Guayacan Orquesta Esto no puede ser no mas que una cancion quisiera fuera…
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Haydée Milanés Esto no puede ser no más que una canción Quisiera fuera…
Hucknall If you're in Charleston look out for a woman Hanging out…
Irmãos Verdade Quando eu te conheci Fiquei louco por ti Yolanda, Yolanda Nã…
Irmãos Verdades feat. Juan Magan Yolanda, Yolanda Yolanda, (Yolanda) Yolanda, Yolanda Yolanda…
Irmaos Verdades Ft. Juan Magan Quando eu te conheci Fiquei louco por ti Yolanda, Yolanda Nã…
J.V.R. Alturas The world's your oyster that's what they say The sky's the…
Jaime y Los Chamacos Instrumental Cuando te vi por primera vez Aquel momento no p…
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Josè A. Rodriguez Traba Yolanda mi vida, me tienes que ya ni duermo Y así…
K4 K4gothetaste Si me hago famoso, Yolanda lo dijo Si me como e…
Kangen Band Kemarin kau datang menemui aku Saat aku ragu, saat aku layu…
LA BANDA ALGARETE Esto es Algarete Con mucho amor Ya son las doce Y el tiempo…
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La Polaka Show Cuando te vi por primera vez Aquel momento no puedo…
Los Cuatro De Belen Hay una que llegan al alma Que te hacen mover las…
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Lucho Bowen Déjame que te arrulle con mi canto Para que así dormida…
Magon A smile on your face A knife in your hand You're my…
Manuel Ascanio Esto no puede ser nomas que una cancion Quisiera fuera una…
Mick Hucknall If you're in Charleston look out for a woman Hanging out…
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Milanes Esto no puede ser no mas que una cancion Quisiera fuera…
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Ney Matogrosso Esta canção não é mais que mais uma canção Quem dera…
O-Face Dalam dingin ku butuh kehangatan Belaian kasih sayangmu Yola…
Orquesta Guayacán Esto no puede ser no mas que una cancion Quisiera fuera…
Pastor Lopez Cuando te vi por primera vez Aquel momento no puedo olvidar …
Piero & Pablo Milanes Esto no puede ser no mas que una cancion Quisiera fuera…
Reality Excuse me sweet thing may I ask your name, She…
Robert Wyatt Esto no puede ser no más que una canción Quisiera fuera…
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