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Osibisaba: August 2011
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011. Palm Wine Music: Koo Nimo and Osei Korankye at Afrikafestival Hertme. Great 2008 performance by Koo Nimo at Afrikafestival Hertme. On the subject of Koo Nimo, you might like to check out this beautiful, handmade book honoring Agya Koo that was recently acquired by the Smithsonian. The book is called Listen, listen : Adadam Agofomma : honoring the legacy of Koo Nimo. Koo Nimo - Aburokyire Abrabo. Mother, Oh Mother, your son has made a terrible journey. Now I am stranded overseas.
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Osibisaba: Koo Nimo & Osei Korankye - Tete Wobi Ka
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Sunday, September 12, 2010. Koo Nimo and Osei Korankye - Tete Wobi Ka. Here's another album of palmwine music by one of my favorite musicians, Koo Nimo. The record is Tete Wobi Ka. 2000), and here Agya Koo is joined by Osei Korankye, another truly one-of-a-kind musician. Osei plays the Akan harp seprewa. Tete Wobi Ka doesn't appear to be commercially available any longer, so I've offered it here for download. Koo Nimo's excellent first album Osabarima. Below is a bit of biography on Koo Nimo himself:.
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Osibisaba: Sweet Talks - Spiritual Ghana
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Thursday, September 23, 2010. Sweet Talks - Spiritual Ghana. Sweet gospel music with "Spiritual Ghana (1976)" from the ever-popular Sweet Talks. The brainchild of singer A.B. Crentsil and leader/guitarist Smart Nkansah (who would later split to form the fantastic Sunsum Band), the Sweet Talks were always at the top of their game in the '70s. Get out your white handkerchiefs for this one! Posted by O s i b i s a b a. Labels: A.B. Crentsil. September 23, 2010 at 8:28 AM. Thanks for the music so far! Http:/...
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Osibisaba: Flood Disaster at John Collins' Bokoor House in Accra
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Sunday, November 20, 2011. Flood Disaster at John Collins' Bokoor House in Accra. Hello Very sad news today from preeminent highlife scholar/musician John Collins. Whose Bokoor House and BAPMAF highlife archives were recently damaged during severe flooding on October 26th, 2011. Please take some time to read the statement below by Collins, originally posted on Afropop Worldwide. Collins welcomes suggestions, letters of sympathy, and donations (a mailing address is listed below). Trying to dry and salvage.
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Osibisaba: Palm Wine Music: Koo Nimo and Osei Korankye at Afrikafestival Hertme
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011. Palm Wine Music: Koo Nimo and Osei Korankye at Afrikafestival Hertme. Great 2008 performance by Koo Nimo at Afrikafestival Hertme. On the subject of Koo Nimo, you might like to check out this beautiful, handmade book honoring Agya Koo that was recently acquired by the Smithsonian. The book is called Listen, listen : Adadam Agofomma : honoring the legacy of Koo Nimo. Koo Nimo - Aburokyire Abrabo. Mother, Oh Mother, your son has made a terrible journey. Now I am stranded overseas.
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Osibisaba: Ogyatanaa Show Band - Obra Mu Asem
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010. Ogyatanaa Show Band - Obra Mu Asem. Here we have a second album by the Ogyatanaa Show Band, the group responsible for the legendary Yerefrefre. Or "African Fire") album. Tracks from that record like "Yaa Amponsah" and "Mmobrowa" have appeared on the Ghana Soundz compilations, as well as the Agoro Records compilation I've posted here some time back ( Agoro Nkoaa. Obra Mu Asem hasn't received the same kind of attention that Yerefrefre. Has (the cover is. March 10, 2012 at 3:15 PM.
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Osibisaba: October 2011
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Saturday, October 8, 2011. Atakora Manu - Pim No Bi (1981). Composer, guitarist and sound engineer Atakora Manu released a large catalog of albums through the 1970s and 80s characterized by a sound that's best described as smooth, groovy, and certainly unique within the context of Ghanaian highlife. Manu's 1981 Pim No Bi. Atakora Manu - Sunkwa (excerpt). The Spraying Surerintendnt at the station, the late Mr. B.D. Prempeh who was also a brother, encouraged him with a promise that souuld he be...Between 1...
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Osibisaba: Palmwine Videos: T.O. Jazz & Koo Nimo
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Saturday, September 18, 2010. Palmwine Videos: T.O. Jazz and Koo Nimo. If you've enjoyed the recent posts here about palmwine music then I'm sure you'll also appreciate these two fantastic videos, courtesy of youtube (if you haven't seen them already). The first features the late T.O. Jazz playing a heartbreakingly beautiful solo piece, it looks like near the music department at the University of Ghana, Legon. Is anyone familiar with this highlife song? Enjoy watching these inspiring highlife legends!
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Osibisaba: November 2011
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Sunday, November 20, 2011. Flood Disaster at John Collins' Bokoor House in Accra. Hello Very sad news today from preeminent highlife scholar/musician John Collins. Whose Bokoor House and BAPMAF highlife archives were recently damaged during severe flooding on October 26th, 2011. Please take some time to read the statement below by Collins, originally posted on Afropop Worldwide. Collins welcomes suggestions, letters of sympathy, and donations (a mailing address is listed below). Trying to dry and salvage.
