Edikanfo – The Pace Setters (Glitterbeat Records, 2020) Glitterbeat Records thankfully reissued this essential 1981 Ghanaian music recording in 2020. The Pace Setters is the…
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Ghana’s Ahemaa Nwomkro to Release ‘Nsem Nyinaa Nyame / Nana Kodajaven’
‘Nsem Nyinaa Nyame / Nana Kodajaven‘ (Philophon) is the title of the new single from Ghanaian act Aheema Nwomkro. Victoria Osei and Theresa Owusuaa are…
View More Ghana’s Ahemaa Nwomkro to Release ‘Nsem Nyinaa Nyame / Nana Kodajaven’Rocky Dawuni Releases “Beautiful People” Music Video
Ghanaian Afro Roots musician, songwriter, producer and activist Rocky Dawuni has just released a new video for the track “Beautiful People.” The song appears on…
View More Rocky Dawuni Releases “Beautiful People” Music VideoReissue of Classic Ghanaian Highlife Album “Obi Agye Me Dofo”
Canadian label We Are Busy Bodies has announced the reissue of the classic Ghanaian Highlife album Obi Agye Me Dofo from Vis-A-Vis. The release date…
View More Reissue of Classic Ghanaian Highlife Album “Obi Agye Me Dofo”John Armstrong Talks about Nkem Njoku and Igbo Highlife
An essential album titled Ozobia Special by Nkem Njoku & Ozzobia Sound is now available. This was Nkem Njoku’s one and only album. The producers…
View More John Armstrong Talks about Nkem Njoku and Igbo HighlifeGhanaian 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…
View More Ghanaian Neo-Highlife Band Santrofi to Release AlewaAfrica 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…
View More Africa Oyé Festival Announces First Wave of 2020 ArtistsEbo 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…
View More Ebo Taylor’s Lost Nigeria Sessions Released for the First TimeStrut to Release Nigeria 70 No Wahala: Highlife, Afro-Funk & JuJu 1973-1987 Compilation
Strut Records will release another volume of its Nigeria 70 series titled No Wahala: Highlife, Afro-Funk & JuJu 1973-1987 on March 29, 2019. Compiled by…
View More Strut to Release Nigeria 70 No Wahala: Highlife, Afro-Funk & JuJu 1973-1987 CompilationArtist Profiles: Baba Ken Okulolo
Nigerian master musician Baba Ken Okulolo has roots that extend deep into traditional village life and folk music. Better known as the bandleader whose warm,…
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