Ghana Soundz: Afrobeat, Funk and Fusion in the 70's

1. The 3rd Generation Band - Because of Money

2. Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band - Bukom Mashie

3. Marijata - Mother Africa

4. Ebo Taylor - Heaven

5. Gyedu Blay Ambolley & The Steneboofs - Simigwado

6. The Sweet Talks - Eyi Su Ngaangaa

7. The Ogyatanaa Show Band - Ageisheka

8. Honny & The Bees Band- Psychedelic Woman

9. K.Frimpong & his Cubano Fiestas - Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpena

10. The Apagya Show Band - Kwaku Ananse

11. The African Brothers - Self Reliance

12. Rob - Make it Fast, Make it Slow

13. Alex Konadu - W'awu Do Ho No

14. The Black Star Sound - Nite Safarie

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
During the 1960s, Highlife was the reigning musical craze in Ghana, but Western-derived rock and R&B influences were seeping in, creating a daringly experimental jazz-funk scene. Big bands combined home-grown drumming and chanting with cheeky, slapping bass lines, motel-bar organs, and guitars that wah-wahed their way from Muscle Shoals to Haight-shbury. These elements were typically, but not universally, augmented by braying horn sections whose soloists seemed to be channeling Miles and Bird. The closest African equivalent was Fela Anikulapo Kuti's huge, James Brownsian traveling mayhem machine, but even that priapic Nigerian icon's antics seem tame next to some of these tracks. A true historical landmark, this compilation was produced by an Englishman named Miles Cleret, who spent two years in Ghana hunting for rare master tapes and information about a sparsely documented and under-appreciated genre. He not only has fabulous ears but wrote the exhaustively detailed, infectiously enthusiastic liner notes. --Christina Roden

Product Description
Full title - Ghana Soundz - Afro-Beat, Funk & Fusion In 70's Ghana. A collection of ultra-rare & previously unreleased Afro-beat, funk, & fusion from 70's Ghana. Includes a 16-page full-color booklet of photos, original album covers, recording data, & liner notes. 'A unique & original compilation.... A vital piece of the vast Afro-beat jigsaw that continues to be unearthed.' - Insight. 'Ghana Soundz leaps out of the speakers with searing grooves'. - The Wire. Soundway. 2003.