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AfieyeOkropong
Obo Addy's second release for Alula Records, AfieyeOkropong is a return to Ghana's tradition of passing down allegorical lessons through music. An absolutely stunning performance by Obo and his troupe, Okropong, the album features traditional songs with traditional and contemporary compositions. "The Earth Loves You" with lyrics in Ga, French, Japanese and German, is a "call to arms" to honor and protect the world we live in. (Alula Records ALU 1033) |
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Wonche Bi
Obo Addy's musical background is a combination of the rigorous standards of ritual music he learned from his father, a Wonche Priest, with the flashy international pop music he performed as a young professional with bands in Accra, Ghana. Himself a versatile magician of the drums, Obo Addy embodies the past, present and future of Ghana's musical culture. As a master in the traditional music and dance of the many cultures in Ghana, it is no accident that Obo Addy is a musical bridge between old and new, between Ghanaian and African Jazz. (Alula Records ALU 1025) |
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Let Me Play My Drums
The recording of Obo Addy and Kukrudu is a global fusion that carries the imagination and penetrates the muscles with the future world beat. The lively arrangements create drama on the grand scale of a big jazz, with sustained, brassy horn lines rising from elegy to punchy crescendo while complex and compelling rhythms of the expressive hand drums-the music's throbbing heart - surge to the fore.(Burnside BCA-0010-2) |
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The Rhythm Of Which A Chief Walks Gracefully
This is Obo Addy's newest solo recording. The drums embody the past, present,and future of Ghana's musical culture and thus its history comes to life when Addy performs such songs as "Adru Ku Adru" and "Drum Talk." This recording celebrates past traditions while eagerly embracing new ideas and foreign influences. (Earthbeat/Warner 2561) |
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Okropong
The last traditional release featuring such songs as Kpatsa/Toke, Gome, and Osoide. A number of the newer songs feature the ethereal sounds of the Giri or African Xylophone, representing the finest in traditional recordings. Extensive liner notes. (Santrofi 102) |
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