Living the Highlife: Chief Inyang Henshaw and "Esonta"

From Nigeria comes today's random tune, called Esonta. The song is by Chief Inyang Henshaw, a Nigerian musician who was active in the West African highlife scene in the 50s and 60s and who sang in the Efik language. I could not find much more information on Inyang Henshaw, but ran across Esonta on the 2003 album The Rough Guide to Highlife.

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