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William Onyeabor (born 29 March 1946 - died 16 January 2017) was a Nigerian funk singer and songwriter. He studied cinematography in Russia (USSR) for many years, returning to Nigeria in the mid-1970's to start his own [l113071] music label and to set up a music and film production studio, [l389800]. He recorded a number of hit songs in Nigeria during the 1970's, the biggest of which was Atomic Bomb in 1978.

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The Atomic Bomb Band
Plays The Music Of William Onyeabor
2017, LP, Album, RSD, Ltd, Luaka Bop
Squid To Squeeze
Dada Is Not Dead
2017, CD, Album, New Model Label
Various
William Onyeabor ‎– Atomic Bomb
2015, 12", EP, RSD, Comp, Luaka Bop
Various
Monster CD 48
2014, CD, Comp, Smplr, Rock & Folk,
Various
Love's A Real Thing (The Funky Fuzzy Sounds Of West Africa)
2005
The ABC Singers (2) Directed By Dorothy Ipere
Missa Ebere
1982, LP, Album, ABC Records (14)
Dibson & Essody
Justice
1982
Tchamy Patterson
Emmène-Moi Baby
1981, 7", Single, Moderato
Logan's Close
Live at Limbic TV
CD, Ltd, Not On Label (Logan's Close Self-Released)
Various
High Fidelity (A Hulu Original)
2020
Discothèque Credits
The Summer Ends 2017 Mixtape
2017, CD, Comp, Mixed, Discothèque Credits, ,
Disco/New Wave/House/Acid
Various
Nigerian Music Volume II
2017, Cass, Comp, Little Axe Records
Various
Songlines: Top Of The World 119
2016, CD, Comp, Songlines
Andrew Weatherall
Phonica Mix Series 21 - Phonic-A-Delic (A Trip Through the Back Wall)
2016, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Phonica Mix Series
Various
Coffret Fip Vol.2
2016, 5xCD, Comp, Dig, Wagram Music, ,
Electro
Various
Teddy And Karen (Wedding 23.05.2015)
2015, 12", Maxi, Pri, Not On Label
Various
Hola Africa
2015, Cass, Comp, Tapes From The Gates
Various
Piccadilly Records 2014 Sampler
2014, CD, Comp, Republic Of Music
Various
Desert Drive
2014, CD, Comp, Mixed, Promo, Chit Chat Records
Brandt Brauer Frick
DJ-Kicks
2014, CD Digipak, ,
Leftfield/Deep House/Techno/Future Jazz/Dubstep/House/Tech House
William Ryan Fritch
SSS Podcast #025
2013, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, SeekSickSound, ,
Folk Rock/Bossa Nova/Ambient/Soul-Jazz
Various
Piccadilly Records 2013 Sampler
2013, CD, Comp, Smplr, Republic Of Music
Various
The Residential Sweetener 6
2013, CD, Comp, Promo, Car, Republic Of Music, Resident (2), ,
Indie Pop
Various
Rough Trade Shops – Africa 13
2013, 2xCD, Comp, Rough Trade Shops
Various
The Top 100 Tracks Of 2013
2013, 100xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, Bleep (2), ,
Leftfield/House/Abstract/Disco/UK Garage/Techno/Ambient/IDM/Acid/Minimal
Various
The Sun Also Rises
2012, CD, Comp, Promo, Quartz+Co
AMDISCS
716 Mix
2011, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, 716lavie
Jan Matthé
This Could Be The Night
2011, File, MP3, Mixed, 160, Für Dich Verlag
Dreas
Aquarius Now
2010, CD, Mixed, Heardrums Records,
Hounds Of Hate
Don't Panic Mix
2010, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Don't Panic, ,
Indie Rock/Screw/Juke/Prog Rock/Alternative Rock/Lo-Fi/Experimental/Synth-pop/Electro/House/Tech House
Four Tet
Essential Mix (January 2010)
2010, File, MP3, Mixed, VBR, Not On Label (Four Tet Self-released), ,
House
Kon & Amir
Off Track Volume Two: Queens
2008
Various
Stones Throw Records 2005 Sampler
2005
Various
Booniay!!
2004, CD, ,
Highlife/Afrobeat/Funk
Various
Nigeria 70 (The Definitive Story of 1970's Funky Lagos)
2001
Various
Itinere
CD, Comp, Mixed, Not On Label
Kon & Amir
On Track II
Karl Kling
White Light 93
2014, File, MP3, Mixed, Unofficial, 320, White Light Mixes
Zach Cowie
Africa In Your Earbuds #51
2014, File, MP3, Mixed, Unofficial, 320, Okayafrica.
Captain Planet
Africa In Your Earbuds #57
2014, File, MP3, Mixed, P/Unofficial, 320, Okayafrica., ,
Afrobeat/African/Azonto
Babygurl Baker
The Greatest Release Ever...
2013, 2xCass, Quad, Club, Dlx, Enh, Ltd, Mixed, Mixtape,, Ormolycka, ,
Synth-pop
Various
Supafrico - Vol II - The Sound Of Funky Africa
2012, 12", Comp, Unofficial, Supafrico
Various
Supafrico - Vol 5 (The Sound Of Funky Africa)
2012, 12", Unofficial, Supafrico
Various
Booniay!!