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VARIOUS - Afro Beat Airways: West African Shock Waves: Ghana & Togo 1972-1979
Sold Date:
August 15, 2021
Start Date:
June 15, 2021
Final Price:
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Free delivery on many items. Same-day despatch, no-question returns. Authorised dealers - full technical support. Online since 1997. Shop categories Information VARIOUS Afro Beat Airways: West African Shock Waves: Ghana & Togo 1972-1979(gatefold 2xLP) Analog Africa Germany
Cat: AALP 068. Rel: 29 Mar 21
Funk/Rare Groove
Side 1 - Track 1. Uppers International - Dankasa Side 1 - Track 2. Apagya Show Band - Ma Nserew Me Side 1 - Track 3. K Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas - Me Yee Owu Den Side 1 - Track 4. Marijata - Break Through Side 2 - Track 1. Ebo Taylor & The Sweet Beans - Odofo Nyi Akyiri Biara Side 2 - Track 2. Orchestre Abass - Awula Bo Fee Ene Side 2 - Track 3. Itadi - Live In Other World Side 2 - Track 4. Apagya Show Band - Mumunde Side 3 - Track 1. Cos-Ber-Zam - Ne Noya Side 3 - Track 2. 3rd Generation Band - Obiye Saa Wui (bonus vinyl track) Side 3 - Track 3. Orchestre Abass - Operation Bye Bye (bonus vinyl track) Side 3 - Track 4. Pagadeja - Okpe See (bonus vinyl track) Side 4 - Track 1. De Frank Professionals - Afe Ato Yen Bio Side 4 - Track 2. African Brothers Band - Ngyegye No So Side 4 - Track 3. Uppers International - Neriba Lanchina Side 4 - Track 4. Ebo Taylor & The Pelicans - Come Along
No effort has been spared! To document these 15 irresistible tracks and the music scene from the'70s, Samy crisscrossed the lengths of Ghana and Togo in search of the producers and artists - or their relatives. In the process he recorded a dozen interviews, scanned 90 pictures and transferred 120 master tapes. All the evidence can be seen in the Gatefold Cover accompanying these 75 minutes of heavy West African sounds. Afro-Beat Airways showcases an amazing diversity of local rhythms spiced with Afro-American funk, soul and jazz.
