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Gyedu-Blay Ambolley And Hi-Life Jazz

Label: Agogo Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Sankumagye Love Life; Yekor Ye A Yeaba; Enyidado; Love Supreme; Footprints; Round Midnite; Asamansudo Groove; All Blues; Ambolley Special.

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Gyedu-Blay Ambolley: Gyedu-Blay Ambolley And Hi-Life Jazz

Read "Gyedu-Blay Ambolley And Hi-Life Jazz" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
November 7, 2022

In the beginning, that is to say the 1950s and 1960s, there were two main strands of highlife, Ghana's national dance music. One was rural based, played by ensembles using acoustic guitars and traditional percussion instruments. The other was urban based, played by bands using kit drums as well as traditional percussion, and with large horn ...