Although his ouvre is small, for me P.K. Yamoah is one of the greatest highlife musicians ever. His musical career started in 1954, and lasted until the mid seventies. Last year, he must be about 75, he was rewarded the Musical Merit Award in Ghana. Luckily some of his work is available on 4 cd's, but i prefer the lp versions. Some tracks on the cd's sound too fast, and are indeed shorter than on the lp's i have.
Anyway, the cd's are still a must have for anyone interested in Ghanaian highlife.
Yamoah's music has a unique sound and rhythm, a loose 'swing' and feeling that is never even imitated.
Listen to Onantefo and you know what i mean. A real classic.
Yamoah's Band - Onantefo
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Indeed one of the greats.
Always good to hear one of your posts.
Thrilling! One of my alltime favourite songs! Love It!
very cool, thanks!
wow. post some more yamoah! i have the sk aberbrese 45 and you're right - it's totally too fast on the high-life collection cd. his early stuff is so hard to find on vinyl! wow
Do you or does anyone else know where I can find a translation of Yamoah's lyrics, especially to Saa Na Odo Te/Otan Gu Ahorow?? Thanks!
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