Master Drummer from Ghana

Mustapha Tettey Addy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 18, 1995)
• Original Release Date: April 20, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Lyrichord Discs Inc.
• ASIN: B000002298
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #379,538 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #31 in Music > World Music > Africa > Ghana

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Stupendous Percussion Virtuoso in the Ga Tradition!, May 24, 2002

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Dr. Isaac Richmond Nettey (Kent, Ohio, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Master Drummer from Ghana (Audio CD)

The exquisite quality of Mustapha Tettey Addy's drumming skills is consonant with the richly eclectic traditions of other legendary Ghanaian drummers from the Ga tribe of Accra, Ghana. Others in this rich pantheon of Ga drummers whose skills encompass all the rich percussion traditions of Ghana include the venerable Guy Warren or Kofi Ghanaba and his son Allotey Ghanaba. The extent of Tettey Addy's virtuosity is manifested in the degree of mastery he demonstrates in the equally rich but quite different drumming traditions of the Ashanti, Ewe, Fanti, and northern tribes of Ghana. Equally poignant is the transition from archaic traditional percussion music associated with very serious traditional rituals to the more exciting pieces of popular street music such as the kpanlogo riffs on this album. Tettey Addy's work in this fine album is an obvious must in the collection of any person with an interest in percussion, African, or World music.