Santrofi is a modern highlife band from Accra, Ghana. It was founded by bassist and producer Emmanuel Ofori. Ofori became a band leader after playing…
Artist Profiles: Santrofi
Tag: Ghanaian music
Ghanaian Neo-Highlife Band Santrofi to Release Alewa
Santrofi, a Ghanaian band from Accra, founded by bassist and producer Emmanuel Ofori, has a new album titled Alewa (Outhere records) scheduled for release April…
Africa Oyé Festival Announces First Wave of 2020 Artists
African music festival Africa Oyé has revealed the first three live music acts set to perform at the edition 2020 festival of music and culture…
Afro Futurists Onipa to release Debut Album We No Be Machine
Rising Afro futurist act Onipa is set to release We No Be Machine on Strut Records in March 2020. The album contains Afro grooves, electronics…
Kalba, Alluring Ghanaian Xylophone and Global Music
Isaac Birituro and The Rail Abandon – Kalba (Wah Wah 45s, 2019) Kalba brings together Ghanaian gyil (xylophone) maestro Isaac Birituro and British producer, sound…
Ebo Taylor’s Lost Nigeria Sessions Released for the First Time
Ebo Taylor – Palaver (Tabansi Records/ BBE Music, 2019) Palaver contains five tracks recorded in Nigeria in 1980 by famed Ghanaian guitarist and composer Ebo…
Superbly Crafted Songs of Lake Volta
Joseph Sheehan & Kinetic – Songs of Lake Volta (Ansonica, 2018) Songs of Lake Volta is a fascinating project by Pittsburgh-based pianist, composer, and educator…
Artist Profiles: Obo Addy
Obo Addy was born January 15, 1936. He was a prominent member of the first generation of African musicians to bring their traditional and popular…
Artist Profiles: Kusun Ensemble
The Kusun Ensemble is an extraordinary group of musicians and dancers based in Ghana, West Africa. Founded by Nii Tettey Tetteh, the group includes past…
Artist Profiles: Mustapha Tettey Addy
Mustapha Tettey Addy was born in 1942 in a small village near Ghana’s capital Accra. The Addy family was known for their impressive ritual drummers…