From sibisa through highlife to hiplife (2)
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- From sibisa through highlife to hiplife (2)
- … Taane goes solo – New Zealand’s source for entertainment…
- Halloween party brings live music and costumes together
From sibisa through highlife to hiplife (2)
Modern Ghana – Oct 30, 2007
Some even visited Ghana in the early seventies; such as Wilson Pickett Ike and Tina Turner Roberta Flack and Jimmy Cliff. With their ‘Black and Proud’ sentiments ‘Afro’ fashions and rastafarian reggae ‘back-to-Africa’ ‘ message there was a creative music explosion in Ghana (and other parts of Africa) during in the 1970’s when young artists blended together imported and local music into various ‘Afro-pop’ music styles. The Afro-beat of the Nigerian highlife musicians Fela Anikulapo Kuti and rlando Julius the ‘Afro-rock’ of Ghanaian bands sibisa Boombaya and Hedzolleh Soundz and from the end of the seventies the local reggae of Kwadwo Antwi Kente Felix Bell and more recently Rocky Dawuni. Catering for these were four recording studios numerous dancing night-clubs (60 in Accra alone) and two local pressing plants (Ambassador Records and the Record Manufacturers of Ghana) that produced hundreds of thousands of records a year. Furthermore during the early seventies two musical films were produced by Ghana Film Industry Corporation: ‘I Told You So’ starring Bob Cole and the African Brothers band and ‘Doing Their Thing’ starring the singer Charlotte Dada.
… Taane goes solo – New Zealand’s source for entertainment…
Stuff.co.nz – Oct 30, 2007
It was very lonely it was very intense and there was a lot of self doubt going on. But there’s no evidence of that on Taane’s confident debut album Past Present Future. It’s a passionate effort combining drum’n'bass (. It mixes thrilling tribal rhythms with a traditional Maori haka and electronic squelches.
Halloween party brings live music and costumes together
University of Colorado The Campus Press – Oct 30, 2007
After two years of recording UpRoot is finally releasing their album “Levity” on ct. 30 at the All Hallows Eve Party. Also DJ Symmetry will be hosting the Halloween dance party beginning at midnight until close. All proceeds of the All Hallows Eve Party go to local non-profits.
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