Ambolley Rehearsal for South Africa from Akwaaba Music on Vimeo.
Ambolley rehearses with his 12 piece band (!) days before the beginning of the world cup... such a FUNKY sound, incredible.... not much of Ambolley's singing in this short vid, but the master keeps a tight grip on the band during this infectious breakdown... introducing the comical moves of Ananse, Akwaaba's right hand man in Ghana!
Many of Ghana’s top artists are BUSY right now, getting ready for a massive series of Ghanaian music concerts. Amandzeba, Samini, Ambolley, Rex Omar and a few more have been rehearsing daily at TV3 Studios, as they get ready to head down to South Africa for a series of concerts in support of Ghana’s national soccer team, the Black Stars.
This video is just a very short sample of the type of potent beats created by one of highlife’s most respected voices, the man who started rapping in the early 1970s before rap was even a concept, “Simigwa do Man” himself, Mr Gyedu-Blay Ambolley. Ambolley’s career started pretty early in the highlife days, he learned from legends such as Ebo Taylor, but he added a distinctly funky touch to highlife, and 40 years later this short break is a nice reminder that Ambolley is one of the heavyweights we MUST bring to the table. Let’s get him touring soon!!!
Also introducing Ananse, aka Old Dad, who’s been helping us a LOT in Accra, he is a comedian, model and more importantly a people’s guy, he knows Accra impeccably and keeps us laughing through traffic jams… you may have spotted him in some of our earlier photos…
-Benjamin Lebrave
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