Bola- Volume 7 (Vinyl) BlessedBola's music aggressively melds sheer force of spirit with a sound not often heard by ears outside the remote Upper East Region of Ghana. His bold fury stems from the kologo, a two stringed lute with a calabash gourd resonator and Frafra language vocals, emitted in raspy bursts. This is some of the most distinct and dynamic music to come out of Ghana since the emergence of hiplife music in the mid 90s. Volume 7, which came out in 2008, is just one
Drugs or People
and Julian Priester on drums
A posthumous live double that's evenly divided between a '68 set with Big Brother & the Holding Company and a 1970 date with her Full Tilt Boogie band
Petr Ostrouchov and the singer Lenka Dusilová as guest
To the delight of people who thought the mine of great 60s and 70s 45s had been exhausted
Performed by a vibrant ensemble of actors
like Soft Machine
also with O'Connor
frontman Darren Rademaker unveils his vision of an '80s-inspired Suave Nouveau
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Includes eight tracks
Michigan-based quintet-featuring Alex Awn (guitars)