King Ayisoba - 1000 Can Die Vinyl LP
King Ayisoba - 1000 Can Die, Vinyl LP
In King Ayisoba, Ghana's ancient empire, the 21st century global express, the rhythms that created the past, and the beats forging the present all converge. "King Ayisoba and his band know that traditional instruments are stronger than anything modern," says album producer Zea (The Ex's Arnold de Boer).
"Playing them is a gift from God. They'll take what they can use from electronica, from hiplife (the hugely popular Ghanaian style that fuses the local highlife music with hip-hop) but they won't let it beat them, because they know what they have is more powerful. Their music is pulled from the ground." The juxtaposition of the two on 1000 Can Die shows the irresistible drive of both sides.
The thick, squelching bass and beats that push under the older rhythms of "Anka Yen Tu Kwai" are overtaken by the guluku and dundun drums that bring in "Yalma Dage Wanga," its rapid-fire melody dictated by Ayisoba's voice and two-string kologo lute. "We wanted the drums leading and upfront all the time, not as exotic additions," Zea says. "The sense of tradition always rises above everything." That overwhelming sense of the past in the present has been the hallmark of King Ayisoba's career.
Track Listing:
Disc 1
1 Africa Needs Africa - King Ayisoba
2 Wekana - King Ayisoba
3 1000 Can Die - King Ayisoba
4 Grandfather Song - King Ayisoba
Disc 2
1 Dapagara
2 Wine Lange
3 Anka Yen Tu Kwai
4 Yalma Dage Wanga
5 Ndeema
Factory sealed Vinyl LP.
