K.Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas
THE BLACK ALBUM
27,00 €
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Audio
LP
SKU : SNDWLP184
Description
Both originally self titled, they have become known by the colour of the covers - Blue and Black respectively. The Blue Album brings new arrangements to traditional Ghanaian melodies and features the masterpiece Kyenkyen Bi Adi M’awu (come back my love) - universally known in Ghana, covered and sampled by artists such as Chronnix, Gnarls Barkley and many more.
The Black Album expands the electronic elements and features the equally visionary Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpena, although the real gem is hiding on the B side: the extended groove of “Adam Nana”. Sinuously evolving guitar lines,
clavinet vamps, harmonised vocal snatches and otherworldly percussion expand and contract over a full quarter of an hour - a Ghanaian repost to the Afro Jazz experiments going on at the same time on the other side of the Atlantic.
Although popular in Ghana at the time of the release, the albums were never distributed internationally and original copies of the album are extremely rare. The albums got a limited reissue in 2011 and have been unavailable since - even reissue copies sell for high prices on the second hand market.
Tracklist
A1 Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpena 7:51
A2 Asase Si Yo 5:48
A3 Awisia 5:28
B1 Adam Nana 14:00
A2 Asase Si Yo 5:48
A3 Awisia 5:28
B1 Adam Nana 14:00
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