side a
1 hi-life ago-go (Listen to it at: McGod in TV and Radio )
2 alomo
3 fire

side b
1 palanquin
Too big load to carry!
2 love waters
3 a brand new chain
Psychological chain where the brains are connected!

mc god, vocals & percussion
nana ampofo aquah, solo guitar & percussion
george bonsu, bass guitar
guido krupka, bass guitar on hi-life ago-go & fire
saeayellow, drums & percussion
martin welbs, keyboards
martin arbold and kurt dallaway, horns

recorded in skyline recording studio, düsseldorf, by peter kreck
additional recording in wunderwerke, wächtersbach, by dieter kolb and guido krupka
mixed in sound studio, frankfurt, by klaus burkhard, guido krupka, mc god and franz aumüller

cover design: günter gretz, using an idea by gil tucker, a cave painting from namibia and a photgraph by heli hinkel.

all titles composed, arranged and produced by mc god

hi -life ago-go is mc god`s second lp, and the first one that he produced in germany. recording in germany gives the artist the possibility to get a perfect sound, but there are disadvantages: like thethe right musicians - hornmen with a feeling for hi-life are scare, or the problems to find a room to rehearse, or to get a series of gigs together to experiment with a life audience. mc god fought for the music that was in his mind for so long - when he came up from ghana two years ago (incidentally the same day "hilife stars one" played in frankfurt), he brought already a cassette along, with all the titles of the present record on - in a rough version.
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the title of the record carries a mweesage: the old hi-life of the early days (ago) is still going strong and will be with us in the future (go!),. in three of the tracks african highlife is blended with jamaican reggae - the first "third world" music to reach an international audience, and a musical taste is firmly implanted in africa.

the first words (sung in twi) on the record also carry a message: we are dancing, so get up and join us!

LABEL: COPAM RECORDS COPAM 11 STEREO MADE IN GERMANY

Visually graded vinyl looks VG+/VG++

condition of cover: VG++ CORNERS WORN, OTHERWISE EXCELLENT. INCLUDES INSERT / LYRIC SHEET

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