Dozens of cherished recordings were made during the legendary “golden age” of Ethiopian music, an era stretching from the early 1960’s through the mid-1970’s.
Out of nowhere comes this special recording of ethio-jazz, where the fabulous keyboardist and his band join the tradition with the current, sonic pulse, in a fascinating, solid bond that inevitably catches the eye.
Honed in studios around Kumasi, the songs feature the rapper-singer's acrobatic rap, signature scatting, dramatic drums and even traditional Akan harp.
The music on the recording "an amalgam of highlife, Twi-language rap, funk and disco" is presented with the passion of a Prince record and the DIY-bedroom-recording lo-fi charm of early Chicago house music.
