Wow a first for Rebecca Acheampong aka Becca on Ghana Rising who latest tune, Push is heating up the airwaves in GH -and features our fave, King Ayisoba, and another new name to our blog, -Trigmatic. I’m liking Becca new look. She looks sleek and on-trend and her natural hairstyle is divine. I’ve also recently found out that Becca is represented by Kiki Banson's EKB Records -a company that I’m afraid (an on going trend in Ghana) -doesn’t have a website. When will these so called music companies/agents in Ghana -up-their-game? I’m guessing that they are happy with their artists just doing Ghana and maybe -Nigeria? As you know, I like to come armed with all the relevant info but I honest to goodness can’t find -where folk can download Becca’s music (a wasted opportunity me thinks)…
P.s if you find the above missing info -do let us know so that we can support our talented sister. xx
I Want to See My Father by our King Ayisoba is the song of ‘Africa’. The song [and video] is a very powerful testimony to the fact that –a life where your father, is a father in name only -is a life of struggle. This morning –I pray God will feed every waking child in the world [especially in East Africa]..... And give them peace -Amen.
King Ayisoba (Frafra) and Sjoerd van der Goot (Dutch) 'Avoyure´
Atongo Zimba : Gidi Gidi
Atongo Zimba - Sana Menga!
The 'Sochira' (Crossroads) by Sheriff Ghale
Okomfour Kwaadee
'In Ghana' by Wanlov the Kubolor
Gyile, Xylo - 'Sisala' from Northern Ghana by OWUO
Instruments .....
Loloadeatina - sung and played by Luki Bouduan and friends from Gandawi group - Sissala musicians from Ghana visiting Scotland
Ghanaian musician Osei Kwame Korankye plays Akan Seprewa and sings at Legon University Our traditional Past...
AGORSOR music group, neo-traditional. What happened to the instruments of old? And why have they been replaced with faux keyboard sounds? I love the retro / Pan African vibe in this clip..
Just breathtakingly beautiful....and filmed in 1976!! (Watching this video -it would seem that we Ghanaian have gotten fatter...is this true? I know that I have!!!)
Is it me or is the Fanti language especially exquisite? Music: Celebrating Nana Yaw Opoku Mensah and Asante (adowa) Culture
Bring back our 'talking' drums
Why is it that when I listen to Ivorian Music, -I can still hear their culture and their African-ness? What has happened to Ghanaian music? I love hip-life as much as the next person -but??? Why can't these talented artists fuse the modern sexiness of Hip-life, -and the classic beauty of traditional music, [with its majestic musical instruments] -together? Others [are beginning to] agree me, - and if, King Ayisoba's - growing success is anything to go by -the future of Ghanaian music is in the north of Ghana {or back to its 'real' instrumental basis -and I'm very pleased)..So 'big up' the dagaare, Sissala, Gurunsi, Hausa etc music..........kai kai kai......Gidi Gidi!!!......The above are some delicious music from Northern Ghana -by artists that I feel should be celebrated more -and some of my other favourite Ghanaian artists like; Wanlov the Kubolor and Okomfour Kwaadee. All the above are unique, talented -fusing the modern and the 'now' with Ghana's yummy, traditional and cultural past.... Websites -King Ayisoba -http://www.myspace.com/kingayisoba Atongo Zimba - http://go.to/atongo.com (email at: atongo@go.to) Rocky Dawuni -http://www.rockydawuni.com Wanlov the Kubolor -http://www.wanlov.com/1.html / http://www.myspace.com/wanlov
