Arts + Culture
The Miliki sound: Ebenezer Obey, King Sunny Adé’s great juju rival, who later turned to evangelism
Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey led the Inter-Reformers band and created the "Miliki" sound, one of the two great…
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Hugh Masekela came to Accra looking for a band. Hedzoleh Soundz became his partners on a 1973 classic
In the early 1970s, the South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela, living in exile, travelled to West Africa and…
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Cream’s drummer drove across the Sahara to Lagos and played with Fela: Ginger Baker’s African years
In the early 1970s, Ginger Baker, the drummer of Cream, drove a Land Rover across the Sahara to…
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Paul McCartney flew to Lagos in 1973 to record Band on the Run. Fela accused him of coming to steal African music
In August 1973, Paul McCartney and Wings recorded most of Band on the Run at EMI's studio in…
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C.K. Mann, the Takoradi bandleader who made Fante highlife sound like the sea
C.K. Mann, born in Cape Coast and based in Takoradi, led the Carousel 7 and other bands that…
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The Ghanaian drummer who taught American jazz about Africa: Guy Warren, later Kofi Ghanaba
Guy Warren, born in Accra in 1923, played drums with E. T. Mensah's Tempos, then took African drums…
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“Didi” was sung in Algerian Arabic and still became a hit from India to Europe: Khaled, the king of raï
Khaled, from Oran in Algeria, became the most famous raï singer in the world. His 1992 song "Didi"…
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Her concerts lasted hours and stopped the Arab world. Umm Kulthum, the voice of Egypt
Umm Kulthum, the Egyptian singer known as the Star of the East, performed monthly radio concerts that brought…
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A track athlete in exile recorded Angola 72 in Rotterdam. Bonga’s voice became the sound of Angolan longing
Bonga, born Barceló de Carvalho, was a record-breaking Angolan athlete in Portugal before he became a singer. In…
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“Joromi” was a hit in 1969. Victor Uwaifo, the guitarist from Benin City, played it with a guitar in his mouth
Sir Victor Uwaifo, the Benin City guitarist and bandleader, became a star with "Joromi" in 1969, a song…