Segun Bucknor

Biography

Segun Bucknor (29 March 1946 – 11 August 2017) was a Nigerian musician and journalist active during the 1960s and 1970s. He was a pianist and guitarist specializing in genres ranging from soul music to pop music and to funk. Through their brief career, Segun Bucknor and the Assembly released a variety of music dealing with Nigerian culture or political influence which was described by the BBC as an "interesting slice of Nigerian pop music history and culture". Bucknor was the father of media personality Tosyn Bucknor and businesswoman Funke Bucknor-Obruthe.

Bio from Wikipedia

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

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  Nigeria 70 (The Definitive Story of 1970's Funky Lagos)

  2001

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  Nigeria Afrobeat Special: The New Explosive Sound In 1970s Nigeria

  2010

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  Viva Disco

  1980

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  Phases 1972-1982

  2001

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  Phase II

  1974

Credited work

37 releases · 12 albums · active 1970–2024

• Performance · 51
• Other credits · 4
• Engineering · 4
• Production · 3

Studios: Decca Studios, Lagos · Phonogram Studios, Ikeja, Lagos · Philips Sound Studios, Apapa

Frequent collaborators

• Various
• Blo
• NOMO
• Tunde Mabadu
• Segun Bucknor's Revolution

Around the web

• Wikipedia