Monday, March 24, 2014

Nana Kwame Ampadu & his African Brothers Band — Kofi Nkrabea





Despite the sound quality, it's worth it. it's a legend from Ghana!

Nana
Ampadu of Ghana formed his African Brothers Band in 1963 as one of the
many guitar-based highlife groups that rose in Ghana in the '60s. The
trademarks of the group are their adherence to performing only their own
songs (as opposed to the common practice of simply covering other
groups' compositions), as well as putting forth a political message
within each of their songs. During the '70s, they became one of the more
innovative bands on the scene, as they experimented with influences
from other areas, including the rumba, reggae, and a form of music meant
to incorporate all of the African forms, Afro-hili, which was also made
as a competitor to Fela Kuti's Afrobeat. After some time, they have
returned to a purer form of guitar highlife, though hundreds of albums
(mostly in Ghana) can attest to their longevity and creativity.

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