Various Artists - Ghana Soundz 2 Afrobeat, funk and fusion in 70s Ghana - gatefold album

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Tracklisting:

#	Sample	Title	Length
1	-	Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band –Olufeme	-
2	MP3	Joe Mensah – Africa is Home	-
3	-	Ebo Taylor – Atwer Abroba	-
4	-	Ebo Taylor Jnr. – Mondo Soul Funky	-
5	-	The Sweet Talks – KyeKye Pe Aware	-
6	MP3	The Ogyatanaa Show Band – Disco Africa	-
7	-	The Apagya Show Band – Tamfo Nyi Ekyir	-
8	-	K.Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas – Aboagyewaa	-
9	-	The Uhuru Dance Band – Agbadza	-
10	MP3	Uppers Chapter 2 – Samarin Bolga	-
11	-	The African Brothers – Sakatumbe.	-
12	MP3	Marijata – No Condition is Permanent	-
13	-	Christy Azuma & Uppers International – Naam	-
14	-	Bob Pinado & his Second Casters - Me, You, One (Means I Love You)	-

Release Info:

Following the success of last years Ghana Soundz Volume One, Soundway are happy to announce the long awaited Volume Two. The wait has been due to the fact that this is not simply any old compilation but one that has taken a lot of time, passion and energy to compile, plus another visit to Ghana to boot.

Afro-music continues to inspire a whole host of musicians, producers and DJs but even now the full picture of Afro-music in the 1960s and 70s is still far from being properly represented. Ghana Soundz Volume 2 goes some way to addressing the balance.

Ghana Soundz was an idea first hatched 3 years ago by compiler and DJ Miles Cleret. Since then he has painstakingly traveled the length and breadth of Ghana to assemble three collections of rare Afro-beat, Afro-funk and Afro-fusion, most of which has never been released outside of Africa and some of which is unreleased anywhere. The musicians and producers have been tracked down, licenses gained, and the information, notes and history pieced together. These albums form a unique window on a scene previously unknown outside of Ghana until Volume One was released.

Pounding rhythms, blaring horns and pumping vocals – the music is a document of a time forgotten when flares and Cuban heels strutted the streets and night-spots of Accra, the sizzlingly hot and humid capital of Ghana. Influenced as much by traditional rhythms and local highlife as by the music of Fela Kuti, James Brown and Santana, these tunes had almost become extinct – until now!