King Ayisoba – Work Hard
https://amf.didiermary.fr/king-ayisoba-work-hard/
“Work Hard,” released in February 2023, solidifies King Ayisoba‘s reputation as both a shamanic performer and a restless sonic experimenter. The album is a wild mashup of Ayisoba’s frenetic kologo sound and musical deep dives from an exciting roster of Ghanaian producers and contributors. […]
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 many 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!
King Ayisoba – Modern Ghanaians
https://amf.didiermary.fr/modern-ghanaians-king-ayisoba/
“Modern Ghanaians” by King Ayisoba is the fastest selling cassette by an artist from the Northern part of Ghana. The albums popularity started in Bolgatanga where the artist is from, but has spread through the other regions like harmattan bushfire. Singing in English, Twi, Frafra, King Ayisoba struck a chord with the Ghanaian audience and […]
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”. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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!
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11 track album
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.
9 track album
African Music Forum (AMF)
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