Rocky Dawuni – Beats of Zion
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Rocky Dawuni, global ambassador and humanitarian activist, released his highly anticipated 7th studio album “Beats of Zion” in 2019.
The thirteen-track set followed the GRAMMY nominated album “Branches of the Same Tree” (“Best Reggae Album” in 2016) and expanded Rocky’s “Afro Roots” sound to include the diversity of the Ghanaian music scene and its current […]
Dark Suburb – The Awakening
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Dark Suburb is an alt-rock band from Ghana. They started their musical journey in 2015.
Despite their intimidating stage personas, the band advocates a social perspective that looks beyond the confines of Ghana’s highly class-, gender-, and ethnicity-structured society. The “We are all skeletons” slogan looks to bones, not as symbols of death and warning, […]
K. Frimpong and his Cubanos Fiesta – Me Da A Ɔnnda
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Me Da A Ɔnnda is a classic and essential Hi-Life & Afro Funk album from one of the greatest Ghanaian singer and composer, recorded in 1980 by the legendary K. Frimpong and his Cubanos Fiesta band.
K . Frimpong was born on July 22nd, 1939 at Ofoase in the Ashanti – Akim district and entered right […]
Modern Africa (1984)
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From “Modern Africa” (BRR20) “Contemporary Brass, Woodwind, Rhythm and Percussion” by Teddy Osei, Mac Tontoh, Aaron Harry & Martin Luther Owusu in 1984, musicians forming the core of Osibisa.
RedRed – How Far
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For those who know Fokn Bois with Wanlov the Kubolor, here’s M3NSA @ work… RedRed is made up of Ghanaian musician and one half of the FOKN Bois M3NSA and Budapest based producer DJ ELO.
M3NSA asks the question every Ghanaian should be asking themselves… How Far pushes boundaries in terms of sound, subject matter and […]
Rim Kwaku Obeng – Rim arrives
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Rim Kwaku Obeng and The Believers – Rim Arrives / International Funk were considered “lost” albums until this release in 2015.
Kwaku the drummer, born Samuel K. Mfojo, struggled to get his music recorded. From winning the admiration of the late Quincy Jones, but unable to work for him, to living 6 months homeless in […]
Sai Galaxy – Get It In The Sun
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Australian producer Sai Galaxy (Simon Durrington) brings a fusion of classic Afro Funk, Disco & Jazz House. As the name suggests, Sai Galaxy represents a star-studded cluster of artists from around the world – their varied styles colliding to form a refreshing fusion of classic Afrobeat, Disco and West African funk. Drawing from the influence […]
