Ghana: High-Life and Other Poc
World
| Jul 2003
Reviews
Decca
Reviewed 2003-09-02
Reviewed 2003-09-02
Orig. released in 1969, great sampling of the popular music of Ghana. Everything from happy high-life party music to traditional folk songs. Read the notes. Great stuff.
1. Uptempo dance w/a happy sound.
*2. Shakers, male vox, perc. Mid-tempo & spare.
*3. Fun uptempo romp w/orchestral sound.
4. Drums in counterpoint. A great instrumental.
*5. Happy, happy high-life w/a calypso feel.
6. Mid-tempo & light w/good percussion.
*7. An uptempo Afro-jazz jam for horns/perc. Great drum break.
8. Forest sounds, flutes, perc, chorus. From quiet to dramatic.
9. Another bouncy high-life track.
10. A jazzy, big-band sound. Mid-tempo. Cool vibes.
11. Mid-tempo w/male vox singing in Ga.
12. Light & swaying w/orchestra, chorus. Good percussion.
13. Mid-tempo w/percussion, chorus. Kind of catchy.
Sept. 2003
1. Uptempo dance w/a happy sound.
*2. Shakers, male vox, perc. Mid-tempo & spare.
*3. Fun uptempo romp w/orchestral sound.
4. Drums in counterpoint. A great instrumental.
*5. Happy, happy high-life w/a calypso feel.
6. Mid-tempo & light w/good percussion.
*7. An uptempo Afro-jazz jam for horns/perc. Great drum break.
8. Forest sounds, flutes, perc, chorus. From quiet to dramatic.
9. Another bouncy high-life track.
10. A jazzy, big-band sound. Mid-tempo. Cool vibes.
11. Mid-tempo w/male vox singing in Ga.
12. Light & swaying w/orchestra, chorus. Good percussion.
13. Mid-tempo w/percussion, chorus. Kind of catchy.
Sept. 2003
Recent airplay
Bus Conductor
Baptism of Solitude (extended remix) — Aug 31, 2007
Congo Beat
The Dog and Pony Show — Sep 09, 2004
Concomba
At the Cafe Bohemian — Oct 28, 2003
Congo Beat
Morning Glory — Oct 11, 2003
Sugar Soup
Fly By Night — Oct 06, 2003
Ebony
Morning Glory — Sep 27, 2003
Charting
2003-09-08 — 2003-11-10
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Nov 2 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | 3 |
| Sep 28 | 3 |
| Sep 21 | 2 |
| Sep 14 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Sugar Soup | ||
| 2. | Down the Congo | ||
| 3. | Saturday Night | ||
| 4. | Drum Festival | ||
| 5. | Concomba | ||
| 6. | Beyond Africa | ||
| 7. | Congo Beat | ||
| 8. | Echoes of the African Forest | ||
| 9. | Bus Conductor | ||
| 10. | Ebony | ||
| 11. | Kenya Sunset | ||
| 12. | Awuben | ||
| 13. | Akudonno |