Ghana Soundz Vol.1: Afrobeat Funk & Fusion in 1970's Ghana
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Edition: Music CDMusic Label: INDIE EUROPE/ZOOM
Soundtracks:
- The 3rd Generation Band - Because of Money
- Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band - Bukom Mashie
- Marijata - Mother Africa
- Ebo Taylor - Heaven
- Gyedu Blay Ambolley & The Steneboofs - Simigwado
- The Sweet Talks - Eyi Su Ngaangaa
- The Ogyatanaa Show Band - Ageisheka
- Honny & The Bees Band- Psychedelic Woman
- K.Frimpong & his Cubano Fiestas - Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpena
- The Apagya Show Band - Kwaku Ananse
- The African Brothers - Self Reliance
- Rob - Make it Fast, Make it Slow
- Alex Konadu - W'awu Do Ho No
- The Black Star Sound - Nite Safarie
Music reviews of Ghana Soundz Vol.1: Afrobeat Funk & Fusion in 1970's Ghana
Music Review: A Sampling of Prime Booty Movers from Ghana
Rating: 5 Stars
Christina Roden is wrong when she says that Fela Kuti's "priapic" moves sometimes seem tame by comparison with what's on this CD - nothing here is as fierce as "Zombie", "Gentleman" or "Roforofo Fight" - but some songs come close and the CD is a wonderful introduction to some of Ghana's prime booty movers. Nothing here closely resembles the highlife sounds usually associated with Ghana, the juju sounds of King Sunny Ade (except for K Frimpon), or the Senegalese-Cuban rhythms of Orchestra Baobab; if anything, it's the spirit of James Brown that can be felt all the way through.
There is a second volume called Ghana Soundz Volume II. It compliments Volume I perfectly and that also comes highly recommended.
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Description of Ghana Soundz Vol.1: Afrobeat Funk & Fusion in 1970's Ghana
Full title - Ghana Soundz - Afro-Beat, Funk & Fusion In 70's Ghana. A collection of ultra-rare & previously unreleased Afro-beat, funk, & fusion from 70's Ghana. Includes a 16-page full-color booklet of photos, original album covers, recording data, & liner notes. 'A unique & original compilation.... A vital piece of the vast Afro-beat jigsaw that continues to be unearthed.' - Insight. 'Ghana Soundz leaps out of the speakers with searing grooves'. - The Wire. Soundway. 2003.During the 1960s, Highlife was the reigning musical craze in Ghana, but Western-derived rock and R&B influences were seeping in, creating a daringly experimental jazz-funk scene. Big bands combined home-grown drumming and chanting with cheeky, slapping bass lines, motel-bar organs, and guitars that wah-wahed their way from Muscle Shoals to Haight-shbury. These elements were typically, but not universally, augmented by braying horn sections whose soloists seemed to be channeling Miles and Bird. The closest African equivalent was Fela Anikulapo Kuti's huge, James Brownsian traveling mayhem machine, but even that priapic Nigerian icon's antics seem tame next to some of these tracks. A true historical landmark, this compilation was produced by an Englishman named Miles Cleret, who spent two years in Ghana hunting for rare master tapes and information about a sparsely documented and under-appreciated genre. He not only has fabulous ears but wrote the exhaustively detailed, infectiously enthusiastic liner notes. --Christina Roden
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