Ghana Soundz Vol.1: Afrobeat Funk & Fusion in 1970's Ghana

 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: INDIE EUROPE/ZOOM
• ASIN: B00006RSNF
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,283 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #10 in Music > World Music > Africa > Ghana

Track Listings

1. The 3rd Generation Band - Because of Money

2. Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band - Bukom Mashie

3. Marijata - Mother Africa

4. Ebo Taylor - Heaven

5. Gyedu Blay Ambolley & The Steneboofs - Simigwado

6. The Sweet Talks - Eyi Su Ngaangaa

7. The Ogyatanaa Show Band - Ageisheka

8. Honny & The Bees Band- Psychedelic Woman

9. K.Frimpong & his Cubano Fiestas - Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpena

10. The Apagya Show Band - Kwaku Ananse

11. The African Brothers - Self Reliance

12. Rob - Make it Fast, Make it Slow

13. Alex Konadu - W'awu Do Ho No

14. The Black Star Sound - Nite Safarie

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

During the 1960s, Highlife was the reigning musical craze in Ghana, but Western-derived rock and R&B influences were seeping in, creating a daringly experimental jazz-funk scene. Big bands combined home-grown drumming and chanting with cheeky, slapping bass lines, motel-bar organs, and guitars that wah-wahed their way from Muscle Shoals to Haight-shbury. These elements were typically, but not universally, augmented by braying horn sections whose soloists seemed to be channeling Miles and Bird. The closest African equivalent was Fela Anikulapo Kuti's huge, James Brownsian traveling mayhem machine, but even that priapic Nigerian icon's antics seem tame next to some of these tracks. A true historical landmark, this compilation was produced by an Englishman named Miles Cleret, who spent two years in Ghana hunting for rare master tapes and information about a sparsely documented and under-appreciated genre. He not only has fabulous ears but wrote the exhaustively detailed, infectiously enthusiastic liner notes. --Christina Roden

Product Description

Full title - Ghana Soundz - Afro-Beat, Funk & Fusion In 70's Ghana. A collection of ultra-rare & previously unreleased Afro-beat, funk, & fusion from 70's Ghana. Includes a 16-page full-color booklet of photos, original album covers, recording data, & liner notes. 'A unique & original compilation.... A vital piece of the vast Afro-beat jigsaw that continues to be unearthed.' - Insight. 'Ghana Soundz leaps out of the speakers with searing grooves'. - The Wire. Soundway. 2003.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best CD of the year, September 1, 2003

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Kevin (Calgary, AB) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ghana Soundz Vol.1: Afrobeat Funk & Fusion in 1970's Ghana (Audio CD)

This CD is a gem! I bought a lot of great African music this year but this CD stands out as the best overall. There are a lot of amazing songs here - and you'll never hear these played on a commercial radio station...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars quality afro funk with horns, August 9, 2009

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Scott McWade "dubs" (NJ USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ghana Soundz Vol.1: Afrobeat Funk & Fusion in 1970's Ghana (Audio CD)

Compilation is the result of 2 years of crate digging in Ghana for 1970s afro funk nuggets. Booty shaking good times for all. If afro funk with horns is your thing, this is well worth acquiring. Put on your most colorful dashiki, prepare some african foods and take some friends on a journey to the heart of funkiness. Ghana Soundz was Soundway's first entry, in what has become a catalog rich with facinating and entertaining african obscurities.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If You Like African Music..., May 31, 2004

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F. W. Young (Toronto, Ontario) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ghana Soundz Vol.1: Afrobeat Funk & Fusion in 1970's Ghana (Audio CD)

You've got to get this. From Fela-inspired Afrobeat to bizarre attempts at psychedelia to flat out dance craziness, this cd has it all. Wonderful package (including an amazing cover), but more importantly, this is absolutely great music.