| Description |
2 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Compilation of popular music from Ghana. |
| Performer |
Various performers. |
| Event |
Compilation, sleeve notes & research by Miles Cleret. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Kai wawa (The Mercury Dance Band) -- Owuo adaadaa me (T.O. Jazz) -- Din ya sugri (Christy Azuma & Uppers International) -- Aaya lolo (The Barbecues) -- Ohiani sua efir (Asaase Ase) -- Bofoo beye abowa den (St. Peter & The Holymen) -- Nya asem Hwe (City Boys Band) -- Edinya (Hedzoleh Sounde) -- Hwehwe mu yi mpena (The Cutlass Dance Band) -- Sei nazo (Dr. K. Gyasi & His Noble Kings) -- I go die for you (Kyeremateng Atwede & His Kyeremateng Stars) -- Obi agye me dofo (Vis A Vis) -- Twer nyame (excerpt) (Ebo Taylor) -- Mi Nsumõõ bo dõnn (The Big Beats) -- Odo mmera (Pa Steele's African Brothers) -- You monopolise me (The Ogyatanaa Show Band). Disc 2. Wompe masem (The African Brothers International Band) -- Akoko ba (Gyedu-Blay Ambolley & His Creations backed by the Super Complex Sounds) -- Akampanye (The Sweet Talks) -- Enuanom adofo (Houghas Sorowonko) -- Bukom (Oscar Sulley's Nzele Soundz) -- You can go (Bokoor Band) -- Kyenkyen bi adi m'awu (K. Frimpong & His Cubanos Fiestas) -- Dr. Solutsu (Basa Basa Soundz feat. Fela Anikulapo Kuti) -- Tamale (Pagadeja) -- Omusus da fe m'musu (Hedzoleh Soundz) -- Yahyia mu (The Uhuru Dance Band) -- Noble Kings (yako aba) (Dr. K. Gyasi & His Noble Kings) -- Bindiga (The Wellis Band) -- Boombaya (Boombaya) -- Owuo (Sawaabe Soundz) -- Them go talk of you (The Cutlass Dance Band) -- Sisi mbon (Honny & The Bees Band). |
| Note |
Sound Way: SNDWCD016. |
| Summary |
From funk to rock, nearly two decades of musical treasures from Ghana showcase a diverse range of powerful melodies and captivating rhythms. |
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"A-... marvelous lost music..."--Entertainment Weekly. |
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"4 out of 5...Beautifully packaged and researched..."--Songlines. |
| Language |
Sung in various languages and dialects including Twi, FraFra, Ga, Fanti, Akan, Hausa, English, Ewe, Dagomba. Program notes in English. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Popular music -- Ghana.
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Highlife (Music)
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| Added Author |
Cleret, Miles. Compiler.
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| Added Title |
Modern highlife, Afro-sounds and Ghanaian blues 1968-81 |
| Standard No. |
00893775001682 gtin-14 |
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893775001682 |
| Music No. |
SNDWCD016 Sound Way |
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