Friday, April 4, 2008

Come back before you leave




So this is goodbye... A few come back songs, and one I'd nominated before, because the end of the world is the mother of all goodbyes.




I'll try and upload a picture later Blimpy, it doesn't seem to work at the moment.
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10 comments:

steenbeck said...

I love the K. Frimpong. Everything about it. Just donded over at the Guardian proper. According to Wiki it's Ghanian High Life. That's early Fela, no? High Life? Sorry my facts are FOGGY. I want to hear more. Which is always good.

April 5, 2008 at 12:19 AM
nilpferd said...

The Frimpong is great. I have one other track "Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpena" by them on a compilation called Ghana Soundz, I'll post it up tomorrow assuming EJ doesn't do it first. The liner notes define the style as "Frimpong beat"- unfortunately there doesn't seem to have been much of it which survived, see the Guardian article I ref'd on RR.

April 5, 2008 at 12:42 AM
ejaydee said...

I only have this song from him, which is absolutely brilliant. I only saw another song of his on a compilation lately. It's amazing how much Western African compilations you'll find in HMV these days.

April 5, 2008 at 1:41 AM
goneforeign said...

Joe Fish, very funny, and I know Fairfax very well, love the backing singers.
If you like Frimpong look for the Gangbé Brass Band, they have one CD, 'Whendo', they're from Benin and played the Festival du Desert, if there's interest I could post some.

April 5, 2008 at 11:21 PM
ejaydee said...

Yes there's interest GF. I just finished the article, really interesting.
Steenbeck, Hi-Life is a typically Ghanaian sound, so I'm not sure you could associate with Fela.

April 6, 2008 at 1:29 PM
steenbeck said...

But he's got a song Highlife Time. It's very early, from a time when I think a lot of his songs were more about having a good time and less political. Maybe he was appropriating?

April 6, 2008 at 2:24 PM
steenbeck said...

Oh, and I'd be interested to hear it too, GF.

April 6, 2008 at 2:25 PM
goneforeign said...

OK, I just posted three cuts, hope you like 'em.
Ejay, I was hoping we could connect next Saturday but giving it a bit more thought I've changed my mind about coming, it's just so much trouble and expense and I've got to the stage that I absolutely hate flying, or at least being crammed in a seat for 12 hours+, so enjoy and write it up for the rest of us, and take some pictures!

April 6, 2008 at 7:49 PM
goneforeign said...

OK, I just posted three cuts, hope you like 'em.
Ejay, I was hoping we could connect next Saturday but giving it a bit more thought I've changed my mind about coming, it's just so much trouble and expense and I've got to the stage that I absolutely hate flying, or at least being crammed in a seat for 12 hours+, so enjoy and write it up for the rest of us, and take some pictures!

April 6, 2008 at 7:49 PM
ejaydee said...

Well it would have been one hell of a showing of commitment had you made it GF. Especially since you remembered you hate flying. I hope somebody brings a camera since mine is banjaxed.

April 7, 2008 at 2:03 PM

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