Ever since the portuguese annexed this collection of desert islands in the 15th century to make it a slave trade hub, the black and portuguese populations have mixed over time to give birth to a brand new language and brand new musiceach island more or less developing its own style, transforming the cape verdean dry lands into a bottomless talent pool. The subtitle of this compilation tells the story in a nutshell. The legendary gyedu blay ambolley from ghana, west africa and his sekondi band has 29 music albums to his credit. Producer miles cleret, who promises that this is only volume 1, took it upon himself to comb the country known as the gold coast before its 1957 independence from britain, seeking out lost treasures from the golden age of ghanaian music. Black emperora canadian postrock musical collective from quebecconsists of six studio albums, one extended play, one split single, and two contributions to various artists compilation albums. Stonebwoy is a ewe boy, he has to use music from his tribe, stonebwoy is singing more jamaican patoa than his own local language, highlife legend gyedu blay ambolley who appears to be on a campaign to wrestle ghanaian music from dilution and a takeover by foreign genres has advised. Sarkodie is not a musician gyedu blay ambolley comet news. Im entering the music industry and need this legend as my mentor. Nullam id dolor id nibh ultricies vehicula ut id elit.
The next generation by gyedublay ambolley on spotify. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Ambolley gyedu albums and hit music tracks free download and. The multitalented, international, ghanaian musician, celebrated his silver jubilee in music in 1998. He started his music career in the early 1970s, releasing the seminal track simigwa do in 1973. Gyedu blay ambolley, affectionately known as the simigwa do man, was born in the port city of sekonditakoradi, in the western region of ghana, west afrika. Afrobeat, funk and fusion in 70s ghana, simigwa, and ghana special. This is capped off by the highly charismatic vocal stylings of the star gyedu blay ambolley himself.
Gyedu blay ambolley is also known by his nickname, simigwa do man, due to his prowess in simigwa music. Daddy lumba danny nettey daughters of glorious jesus ded buddy diana asamoah diana hopeson mrs dolsinaa abubakari lunna ebi mensah ebo taylor eboo ekow alabi savage elivava esther smith ex doe felix bell fivefive 55 florence obinim frederick kwasi dunyo gforce george darko gibril gods elect godonu gyedu blay ambolley habib iddrisu. Apr 28, 2018 gyedu blay ambolley has crafted the ability to combine a unique sound and melody with funny lyrics and dancing to his music as is well documented that the genre of his music is entertainingly. Gyedublay ambolleysimigwa lpmr bongo londons leading vinyl. Apr 20, 2012 below i have complied a provisional discography for the movers lps, with eps and 45s to follow in the near future. The charismatic stage personality, no stranger to mixing humour. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Gyedu blay ambolley simigwa, released 28 september 2018 1. Gyedublay ambolleysimigwa lpmr bongo vinyl records. Im a teenager who has loved his music, voice and character since childhood. Ambolleys sound has led many to label him the godfather of hiplife, the fusion of the hip hop and highlife idioms. In the past decade, there has been a growth of music lovers with big, hungry ears ready to gobble up all the classic afrofunk and afrobeat from west africa they can get their lobes around. May 16, 2018 veteran ghanaian highlife musician, gyedu blay ambolley,has opined that ceo of sarkcess music sarkodie is not musician. Originator of rap first commercial rap album release in 1973.
The selfprofessed originator of hip life, gyedu blay ambolley whos known for making controversial assertions has stated categorically that majority of artistes in ghana dont deserve to be called musicians but rather composers citing sarkodie and tinny to batress his argument. Rager universe rager universe m4a unreleased travis scott songs tracklist. Sarkodie, tinny, guru, others, are composers not true. Explore releases from gyedu blay ambolley at discogs. Integer posuere erat a ante venenatis dapibus posuere velit aliquet. Find gyedu blay ambolley discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Gyedu blay ambuley performs at akosua agyapong at 25.
Ewe is your language use it in your songs ambolley tells. We offer you the best music from all over the world at lowest prices and highest quality. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Gyedu blay ambolley and the steneboofs simigwa soca side 1 simigwa soca abrantsie bend down low ehuruw a whewhe beebi koto side 2 burkina faso atwer nsamanfo somewhat rare version of this lateera recording by the ghanaian hiplife originatorhighlife innovator gyedu blay ambolley. Gyedublay ambolley is a ghanaian highlife musician, songwriter, producer, and composer, the first musician from ghana to formally incorporate rap forms into local highlife rhythms, ambolley created the musical genre simigwa according to him, a musician is someone. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Dec 10, 2014 gyedu blay ambolley was born in sekondi, ghana. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from gyedu blay ambolley at the discogs marketplace. Start with a crack band, rich with guitars, brass, keyboards and. Feb 14, 2011 mix gyedu blay ambolleysimi rapp youtube. Ambolleys debut solo album originally released in 1975, written and produced with ebo taylor. Gyedu blay ambolley unleashed his unique brand of simigwa music on and eager but unsuspecting world in 1975 with the release of this, his debut album. Stream tracks and playlists from blay vision on your desktop or mobile device. This song is said by some to be the first rap recording.
The next generation, an album by gyedu blay ambolley on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Gyedublay ambolley 11th street, sekondi 2019 hires. Gyedu blay ambolley discography, albums and songs mp3 buy. Afropop worldwide essential afrofunk reissues and compilations. A main inspiration for this album was the work of the mighty mr. Listen to blay vision soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 1 tracks. Gyedublay ambolley returns with 11th street, sekondi, his 31st album since his debut in 1973. In the rightful thinking of the veteran musician, a musician is someone who.
He moved to the usa and spent several years recording and performing both as a solo artiste and with other african and american acts. A sizzling slice of ghanian music that effortlessly blends highlife with lashings of james brown style funk. Infused with his larger than life personality, this lp is an absolutely irresistible manifesto of his heavy afrofunk simigwa philosophy. Musixmatch for spotify and itunes is now available for your computer download now. Teacher, a song by gyedu blay ambolley on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Le legendaire musicien ghaneen gyedublay ambolley sort ce moisci son 30eme album.
Find gyedublay ambolley discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Hot blooded 203 words case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article lyrics of this song at metrolyrics audio of the song album version on grooveshark audio of the song single version on youtube joel whitburns top pop. Voas vincent makori talks to gyedublay ambolley, a ghanaian musician whose musical style infuses ghanaian culture and hip hop with influences from. Fa no dem ara legendary ghanain album with one of the music iconic covers ever. Gyedublay ambolley music, videos, stats, and photos. New album gyedu blay ambolley 11th street, sekondi 2019 hires available for download on site. Album 11th street, sekondi, gyedu blay ambolley qobuz. Heather maxwell in the studio in washington dc to talk about his upcoming album hes currently mastering in the usa. Beatport is the worlds largest electronic music store for djs.
Gyedublay ambolley is a ghanaian highlife musician, songwriter, producer, and composer. Followers of the recent soundway and analog africa works highlighting ghanas rich music scene will have heard snippets of this work. The earliest single in the flatinternational archive, dannys corner city special, cyb 67 dates from 1969 and is also featured on what appears to be an early compilation lp, titled just the movers. He returned to ghana and has maintained a consistent local. Gyedu blay ambolley and the steneboofs simigwa soca awesome. Gyedublay ambolley was rather unknown outside of west africa until soundway records included his seminal simigwado, which ambolley released in 1973, on their first anthology, ghana soundz. Essiebons academy lps reissue kwaakwaa akoko ba this hustling world toffie adwoa fa no dem ara.