Ahemaa Nwomkro: Nana Kodajayen
It’s Friday and we wanted to once again share what we’re feeling. We’ve been doing this feature for quite some time and we feel it’s definitely one of the most […]
Tag Archives: highlife
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley – 11th Street, Sekondi
What can we say about 72-year-old Gyedu-Blay Ambolley? His latest effort on Agogo Records, 11th Street, Sekondi, sports a photo of the very house in Ghana he was born in. […]
Nigeria 70: No Wahala: Highlife, Afro-Funk & Juju 1973-1987
Along with a 20 year anniversary celebration, Strut Records gives us the very first in a new volume of the Nigeria 70 in close to a decade. Put together by […]
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley – Simigwa
As if Mr. Bongo hasn’t bolstered world vinyl collections on the seven inch tip enough, we have to speak about the Lp game they have been laying down for a […]
Blay Ambolley – Afrika Yie
The name Blay Ambolley and his Sekondi Highlife Band are synonymous with African highlife music. His latest release, Ketan is his thirtieth release. That’s right we said thirtieth, and still […]
The Sound of Ghana: Ebo Taylor
Ghanian musician, Producer, and arranger Ebo Taylor is not a household name here in the States. However, over the last six decades he has had a massive influence over music […]
Larry Achiampong – Meh Mogya (Sample of Me)
I get an awful lot of submissions here at FMF. In fact, I get many submissions that totally miss the mark. Either people don’t read, have never read my reviews, […]
