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Various Artists: Ghana Soundz
by AAJ Staff
The subtitle of this compilation tells the story in a nutshell: Afro-Beat, Funk and Fusion in 70's Ghana. Producer Miles Cleret, who promises that this is only Volume 1, took it upon himself to comb the country known as The Gold Coast before its 1957 independence from Britain, seeking out lost treasures from the golden age of Ghanaian music. (Where the hell did he find the guy with the hat?)
The '60s and '70s were indeed a happening ...
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