Ghana Special: Highlife / Various – Ghana Special: Highlife / Various [LP]

Description

Seminal sounds from the golden age of Ghanaian music. Highlife, rock, and soul collide and merge with tradition and culture. New styles meet old styles. A new generation renews old musical customs. New fashions meet old fashions, creating new fusions. Features rare tracks from Hedzoleh Soundz, Ogyatanaa Show Band, Honny & the Bees and early Ebo Taylor (Asaasa Sa).These tracks were originally available on vanishingly rare 70s pressings, then a highly collectible 5LP box set released in 2009. This special vinyl edition is produced in conjunction with the James Barnor archive, featuring a previously unpublished 1976 photo from the archive of Ghana’s most famous photographer. Comes with Obi-strip.

Tracklist:

1. Ogyatanaa Show Band – You Monopolise Me
2. Honny and the Bees Band – Psychedelic Woman
3. Wellis Band – Bindiga
4. The Uhuru Dance Band – Yahia Mu
5. Sawaaba Soundz – Owuo
6. St. Peter and the Holy Men – Bofoo Beye Abowa Den
7. Asaase Ase, Ebo Taylor – Ohiani Sua Efir
8. Hedzoleh Soundz – Edinya Benya
9. Honny and the Bees Band – Sisi Mbon
10. The Black Star Sound – Nite Safari

UPC: 5060571363862
Label: Soundway Records
Release Date: 11.21.25
Format: Vinyl