Various Artists
GHANA SOUNDZ (2X12 LP)
Soundway SNDWLP001 / 05952161
Soundway
SNDWLP001 / 05952161
2x12 inch lp
Import: uk import
Tracklist:
a1
the 3rd generation band - because of money
a2
oscar sulley & the uhuru dance band - bukom mashie
a3
marijata - mother africa
b1
ebo taylor - heaven
b2
gyedu blay ambolley & the steneboofs - simigwado
b3
the sweet talks - eyi su ngaangaa
c1
the ogyatanaa show band - ageisheka
c2
k. frimpong & his cubano fiestas - hwehwe mu na yi wo mpena
c3
the apagya show band - kwaku ananse
d1
african brothers int. band - self reliance
d2
rob - make it fast, make it slow
d3
alex konadu - w’awu do ho no
Info:
Ghana Soundz Was The First Ever Soundway Compilation And Became Recognised Worldwide Due To The Licensing Of The Oscar Sulley Track, ‘bukom Mashie’ To The Soundtrack Of Hollywood Blockbuster, ‘last King Of Scotland’.<br />pounding Rhythms, Blaring Horns And Pumping Vocals – The Music Is A Document Of A Time Forgotten When Flares And Cuban Heels Strutted The Streets And Night-spots Of Accra, The Sizzlingly Hot And Humid Capital Of Ghana. Influenced As Much By Traditional Rhythms And Local Highlife As By The Music Of Fela Kuti, James Brown And Santana, These Tunes Had Almost Become Extinct – Until Now!<br />ghana Soundz Was The First Of Three Collections Of Rare Afro-beat, Afro-funk And Afro-fusion That Miles Cleret Painstakingly Travelled The Length And Breadth Of Ghana To Assemble, The Third Compilation To Be Released Late 2009.<br />2017 Repress - Double Vinyl In Gatefold Sleeve.