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Jewel Ackah – Electric Hi-Life

Posted on December 3, 2023December 4, 2023 by Rudy Carrera
Jewel Ackah – Electric Hi-Life

Barely Breaking Even (BBE) Records continue showcasing some crucial releases which came out in the 1970s and 1980s in West Africa.  This one, by singer Jewel Ackah, combines Ghana’s highlife sound with disco and funk with a wildly danceable groove.  Incredible, but no surprise coming from BBE.

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Linda Ayupuka – God Created Everything

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Rudy Carrera
Linda Ayupuka – God Created Everything

Indeed, He did, yet as I’m new to the Fra Fra scene in Ghana, if Linda Ayupuka is a good example of what kind of music the genre produces, I think I’m going to like digging into it.  The music is a combo of tinny beats, lo-fi disco, and a Continue Reading

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Alostmen – Kologo

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Rudy Carrera
Alostmen – Kologo

Ghanian band Alostmen are bursting with energy and come with a sound mixing highlife with a guitar style that reminds me, slightly, of Tuareg playing one could hear with bands like Tinariwen. From the band’s website: Formed by Stevo Atambire and produced by Wanlov (Fok’n Bois) and Percy Yip Tong, Continue Reading

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