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v/a - this is kologo power! - sahel sounds - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: African

1. King Ayisoba - Africa
2. Ayuune Sule - Who Know Tomorrow
3. Agongo - I Am Suffering
4. Prince Buju - Afashee
5. Atimbila - I Have Something To Say
6. Atamina Ft. King Ayisoba - Africa Problem
7. Amoru - Yabaa
8. Barnasko - Nsho Yaaba
9. Asaa Naho - Home Witches
10. King Ayisoba - Nerba

This compilation is an African initiative. King Ayisoba once told Makkum Records: "I want to make the world love kologo music like Bob Marley made the world love reggae music

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Most of the tracks on this album were recorded in studios in Ghana. Some are sung in Frafra, others in pidgin English. Some are with a live band and some feature just solo kologo and voice. But all the songs represent a force and unveil a very strong musical power. The connection between kologo music and (delta) blues has been made more than once and that resemblance is not written on ice; the personal and the social messages, the strong rhythms, the push that this instrument -with only two strings spanned over a goatskin on a calabash- can give to people to make sure they don't ignore the dance floor, all that makes it worth the effort of putting together at least one kologo compilation.