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Odu
Studio album by King Sunny Adé
Released	17 March 1998 (1998-03-17)
Recorded	Dockside Studios, Maurice, Louisiana
Genre	Jùjú music
Length	69:57
Label	Mesa/Atlantic
Producer	Andrew Frankel
King Sunny Adé chronology
Ogun (1997) Odu (1998) Seven Degrees North (2000)

Odu is a studio album by Nigerian Jùjú musician King Sunny Adé. It was released in 1998 on Mesa/Atlantic. Recorded at Dockside Studios, Maurice, Louisiana, it was produced by Andrew Frankel and features traditional Yoruba music. Odù means oracle in the Yoruba divination system of Ifá.

Leo Stanley of Allmusic gave Odu a star rating of four stars out of five. He described it as a "rich, diverse album". In 1999, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best World Music Album category.

Track listing

1. "Jigi Jigi Isapa" — 5:36
2. "Easy Motion Tourist" — 5:59
3. "Alaji Rasaki" — 5:19
4. "Mo Ri Keke Kan" — 4:04
5. "Kiti Kiti" — 6:18
6. "Natuba" — 6:15
7. "Aiye Nreti Eleya Mi" — 12:50
8. "Ibi Won Ri O" — 3:33
9. "Kawa to Bere" — 5:32
10. "Eri Okan (Conscience)" — 9:56
11. "Kini Mba Ro" — 4:35

References

1. "KSA — Father of Juju Music", Leadership, allAfrica, 29 May 2011, retrieved 17 October 2011
2. Simonini, Ross (17 June 2009), "King Sunny Adé's Lengthy Reign", SF Weekly, Village Voice Media, retrieved 17 October 2011
3. Stanley, Leo, "Odu — King Sunny Ade > Review", Allmusic, Rovi Corporation, retrieved 17 October 2011
4. Nzewi, Meki; Nzewi, Odyke (2007), A Contemporary Study of Musical Arts: Illuminations, Reflections and Explorations, African Minds, ISBN 1-920051-65-1

• 1998 albums
• King Sunny Adé albums
• Yoruba music