Florence Adooni – Mam Pe’ela Su’ure

https://amf.didiermary.fr/florence-adooni-mam-peela-suure/

Being part of Guy One‘s group, Florence Adooni is the voice on his radio hit “Estre”. Furthermore, she is a member of Alogte Oho’s Sounds of Joy and can be heard on his smasher “Mam Yinne Wa”. Last but not least, Jimi Tenor chose her to sing on his instant club classic “Vocalize My Luv”. […]

#Frafra #Ghana #Gospel #Global

Guy One – #1

https://amf.didiermary.fr/guy-one-1/

Guy One performing traditional Frafra music from Ghana (now remixed in Germany).

Guy One is an utterly unique artist who writes and performs Frafra music, a style that originates from a small area in the north of Ghana (a more city-styled approach to this music can also be heard in the sounds of King Ayisoba).
Whilst […]

#Frafra #Ghana #LiveMusic

Kologo – Alostmen

https://amf.didiermary.fr/alostmen-kologo/

“The kologo is one of the 2-stringed predecessors of the banjo played by herdsmen/healers in mid-West Africa.”

Formed by Stevo Atambire and produced by Wanlov (FOKN Bois), Alostmen’s music is based around the Frafra traditions of the kologo, a stringed lute, using traditional instrumentation in entirely new ways. […]

#Ghana #Rap #Frafra

Alogte Oho Jonas & His Sounds Of Joy

https://amf.didiermary.fr/alogte-oho-jonas-sounds-joy/

Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy were discovered via their single “Mam Yinne Wa,” which was released in 2016 (see below) and their debut album of the same name from 2019.
Here’s their new album “O Yinne!“.
hat’s not Gospel, but Frafra-Gospel!
[…]

#Frafra #Ghana #Gospel

King Ayisoba – Wicked Leaders

https://amf.didiermary.fr/king-ayisoba-wicked-leaders/

Wicked Leaders… African politicians beware!
King Ayisoba is out there…

Kologo music from Ghana, North East Region, mainly in Frafra and in English, highly catchy that moves your soul as well as your feet.

#Frafra #Ghana

King Ayisoba – Awudome

https://amf.didiermary.fr/king-ayisoba-awudome/

Awudome… Life is a destination…

I spent quite some time with King Ayisoba in Copenhagen a few years ago. Great memories…

Listen carefully! When singing, he uses two different voices: his own, and his father’s. His instrument, a kind of n’goni, is called a Kologo.

Kai Kai Kai Kai Kai!

#Frafra #Ghana

🎶🎶 Alogte Oho Jonas & His Sounds Of Joy

🔗 https://amf.didiermary.fr/alogte-oho-jonas-sounds-joy/

Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy were discovered via their single “Mam Yinne Wa,” which was released in 2016 (see below) and their debut album of the same name from 2019. Here’s their new album “O Yinne!“.
That’s not Gospel, but Frafra-Gospel!

“It was my absolute favorite moment in 16 years at the World Wide Festival. They were everything that music is for me in 2022.”

Gilles Peterson

Mam Yinne Wa – With Florence Adooni

The gospel choir singing, which is reminiscent of the trombones of Jericho in intensity, is the brand core of the group alongside the melodic brass interjections, the flashing synthesizer accents and the heavily grooving rhythm section. However, anyone who thinks of what is commonly referred to as Gospel when hearing the word will be surprised, because gospel here only refers to the textual content. Musically, it’s an Afro-futuristic firework of pentatonic vocal explosions, carried by rolling West African rhythms. It’s Frafra-Gospel, not Gospel.

#Folk - #Frafra #Ghana #Gospel

If you need a life affirming, smile inducing weekend soundtrack then turn up the uplifting Frafra gospel vocals of Alogte Oho chorally assisted by the aptly named Sounds of Joy, who together exuberantly unite the eclectic, dance floor pointing rhythms which span traditional Northern Ghanaian roots, Afro reggae to the downright swinging & positively funkalicious.

https://www.theslowmusicmovement.org/blog/alogte-oho-and-his-sounds-of-joy-o-yinne-philophon

Slow World Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4VSWEgVfzkyTy14rnrbiBe

#Africa #Ghana #folk #roots #frafra #gospel #Bolgatanga #music