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Appia Kwa Bridge (Album) by Ebo Taylor

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Ebo Taylor Cape Coast Ghana January 7 1936 Is A Highlife Guitarist Composer Arranger Bandleader And Producer. Ebo Taylor Has Been A Vital Figure On The Ghanaian Music Scene For Over Six Decades. In The Late '50s He Was Active In The Influential Highlife Bands The Stargazers And The Broadway Dance Band And In 1962 He Took His Own Group The Black Star Highlife Band To London Which Led To Collaborations With Fela Kuti And Other African Musicians In Britain At The Time. Returning To Ghana He Worked As A Producer Crafting Recordings For Pat Thomas C.K. Mann And Others As Well As Exploring His Own Projects Combining Traditional Ghanaian Material With Afro-Beat Jazz And Funk Rhythms To Create His Own Recognizable Sound In The '70s.

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Biography - Ebo Taylor

Ebo Taylor Cape Coast Ghana January 7 1936 Is A Highlife Guitarist Composer Arranger Bandleader And Producer. Ebo Taylor Has Been A Vital Figure On The Ghanaian Music Scene For Over Six Decades. In The Late '50s He Was Active In The Influential Highlife Bands The Stargazers And The Broadway Dance Band And In 1962 He Took His Own Group The Black Star Highlife Band To London Which Led To Collaborations With Fela Kuti And Other African Musicians In Britain At The Time. Returning To Ghana He Worked As A Producer Crafting Recordings For Pat Thomas C.K. Mann And Others As Well As Exploring His Own Projects Combining Traditional Ghanaian Material With Afro-Beat Jazz And Funk Rhythms To Create His Own Recognizable Sound In The '70s. read less

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Published: 03 Mar 2012, 19:29

"I Wanted To Go Back To A Highlife Feeling With This Album " Explains Ebo Taylor. "The Songs Are Very Personal And It Is An Important Part Of My Music To Keep Alive Many Traditional Fante Songs War Chants And Children's Rhymes." 'Appia Kwa Bridge' Released This April Is A Strident Return From The Ghanaian Highlife Guitar Legend. Featuring Six New Compositions His Sound Is More Dense And Tightly Locked Than Ever With Berlin-Based Musicians Afrobeat Academy A Rock Solid Unit Since Regular Touring Worldwide Following His 'Love And Death' Album In 2010 Including A String Of Dates For WOMAD. Jochen Stroh Works His Analogue Magic Once More From His Base At Berlin's Lovelite Studios. The Album Covers A Variety Of Themes Dear To Taylor. The Title Track References A Small Bridge In Ebo's Hometown Of Saltpond On The Cape Coast "it Is A Tiny Bridge But A Place Known In The Town Where People Meet Where Lovers Get Together." The Firing Rousing 'Ayesama' First Demo-Ed During The 'Love And Death' Sessions Is A Fante War Cry A Taunt – "what's Your Mother's Name?" 'Nsu Na Kwan' Based On A Fante Proverb Asks "Which Is Older – The River Or The Old Road" With The Sub-Text To Respect Your Elders And The Brilliant 'Abonsam' Carries The Message That Abonsam The Devil Is Responsible For Evil In The World And That We Should Follow The Christian Message. Elsewhere The Album Features A New Version Of Highlife Anthem 'Yaa Amponsah' First Recorded During The '20s By Jacob Sam's Sam's Trio Before Becoming A Popular Standard In Ghana And A Cover Of An Original Track From Taylor's Time With Apagya Show Band During The '70s 'Serwa Brakatu' Re-Titled Here As 'Kruman Dey'. The Closer The Acoustic 'Barrima' Is A Poignant Tribute To Taylor's First Wife And One True Love Who Sadly Passed Away During Summer 2011. "Ebo Wrote The Song Following Her Passing And Recorded This In One Take During Our Last Day In The Studio " Reflects Bandleader Ben Abarbanel-Wolff. "He Was Very Emotional." The Album Features A Number Of Special Guests Within The Credits Including Incomparable Drummer Tony Allen Original Africa 70 Guitarist Oghene Kologbo And Conga Maestro Addo Nettey A.K.A. Pax Nicholas. Representing The Younger Players Keyboard Genius Kwame Yeboah Son Of Ghanaian Legend S.K. Yeboah Makes Full Use Of Lovelite's Famed Collection Of Farfisa And Wurlitzer Organs.

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Ayesama Abonsam Nsu Na Kwan Yaa Amponsah Assomdwee Kruman Dey Appia Kwa Bridge Barrima

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Published: 03 Mar 2012, 19:29

"I Wanted To Go Back To A Highlife Feeling With This Album " Explains Ebo Taylor. "The Songs Are Very Personal And It Is An Important Part Of My Music To Keep Alive Many Traditional Fante Songs War Chants And Children's Rhymes." 'Appia Kwa Bridge' Released This April Is A Strident Return From The Ghanaian Highlife Guitar Legend. Featuring Six New Compositions His Sound Is More Dense And Tightly Locked Than Ever With Berlin-Based Musicians Afrobeat Academy A Rock Solid Unit Since Regular Touring Worldwide Following His 'Love And Death' Album In 2010 Including A String Of Dates For WOMAD. Jochen Stroh Works His Analogue Magic Once More From His Base At Berlin's Lovelite Studios. The Album Covers A Variety Of Themes Dear To Taylor. The Title Track References A Small Bridge In Ebo's Hometown Of Saltpond On The Cape Coast "it Is A Tiny Bridge But A Place Known In The Town Where People Meet Where Lovers Get Together." The Firing Rousing 'Ayesama' First Demo-Ed During The 'Love And Death' Sessions Is A Fante War Cry A Taunt – "what's Your Mother's Name?" 'Nsu Na Kwan' Based On A Fante Proverb Asks "Which Is Older – The River Or The Old Road" With The Sub-Text To Respect Your Elders And The Brilliant 'Abonsam' Carries The Message That Abonsam The Devil Is Responsible For Evil In The World And That We Should Follow The Christian Message. Elsewhere The Album Features A New Version Of Highlife Anthem 'Yaa Amponsah' First Recorded During The '20s By Jacob Sam's Sam's Trio Before Becoming A Popular Standard In Ghana And A Cover Of An Original Track From Taylor's Time With Apagya Show Band During The '70s 'Serwa Brakatu' Re-Titled Here As 'Kruman Dey'. The Closer The Acoustic 'Barrima' Is A Poignant Tribute To Taylor's First Wife And One True Love Who Sadly Passed Away During Summer 2011. "Ebo Wrote The Song Following Her Passing And Recorded This In One Take During Our Last Day In The Studio " Reflects Bandleader Ben Abarbanel-Wolff. "He Was Very Emotional." The Album Features A Number Of Special Guests Within The Credits Including Incomparable Drummer Tony Allen Original Africa 70 Guitarist Oghene Kologbo And Conga Maestro Addo Nettey A.K.A. Pax Nicholas. Representing The Younger Players Keyboard Genius Kwame Yeboah Son Of Ghanaian Legend S.K. Yeboah Makes Full Use Of Lovelite's Famed Collection Of Farfisa And Wurlitzer Organs.