| La Drivers Union Por Por Group / Por Por: Honk Horn Music Of Ghana |
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| Album: | Por Por: Honk Horn Music Of Ghana | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | La Drivers Union Por Por Group | Added: | 06/2008 | |
| Label: | Smithsonian/Folkways | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-06-15 | Pull Date: | 2008-08-17 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | 17 Aug | 10 Aug | 3 Aug | 27 Jul | 20 Jul | 13 Jul | 6 Jul | 29 Jun |
| Airplays: | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 16, 2009: | I once was Canadian (African + Old-Timey Special) Otsokobila | 4. | Sep 09, 2008: | A Fine Assortment of Select Blood Diseases Trotro Tour Of Ghana | |
| 2. | Jan 20, 2009: | I once was Canadian Otsokobila | 5. | Aug 12, 2008: | A Fine Assortment of Select Blood Diseases Shidaa, A Song Of Praise And Tribute To Elders And Union Leaders, Otsokobila | |
| 3. | Sep 23, 2008: | A Fine Assortment of Select Blood Diseases Kpanlogo Por Por Medley | 6. | Aug 12, 2008: | At The Café Bohemian Otsokobila |
| Album Review |
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| Decca Reviewed 2008-06-12 | ||
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You gotta love Smithsonian Folkways. This music comes from the roads of Ghana. Honking bulb horns, beating on wheel rims, thumping tires (and vocals). Por Por stated as a way to ward off animals when vehicles broke down on country roads and as a way to encourage drivers pumping up flat tires. This is street music, not studio, so sound quality isn’t perfect, but very cool. (Por Por: pronounced Paaw Paww). 1. Horns honking in a midtempo rhythm, light percussion. *2. A capella intro, then crazy percussion, then more vocals. *3. A capella Ghanaian nat’l anthem then upbeat perc w/faint vocals. 4. Midtempo vocals & percussion. Warm and lively. *5.Slow solo voice Griot-style then a loud & busy tour de force. 6. Shakers & female chorus then upbeat & wild percussion & horns. *7. Crazy horns/perc chorus, it just snakes on and on… *8. Shakers & tinny perc plus co-ed chorus. Midtempo. 9. Leader/chorus vocals, w/extra honking towards middle/end. 10. Call-response into a lively sqeak-honk fest. 11. Truck noises, traffic, then people shouting, horns going wild…crazy. | ||
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