Kwabena Nyama musique de vin de palme - palm wine music CD

In Ghana, Kwabena Nyama has been perpetuating the original form of a genre better known in its swinging orchestral shape: the Highlife. The traditional style has been maintained in rural environments. It is based on acoustic guitar, with the bass provided by the "pempensoa", a lamellaphone made of a sound box and metal tongues coming from the packaging of boat containers. For rhythm instruments they use a fork or a coin tapped on a bottle of Star or Gulder, the local brands of beer, and the kunkun, a scraper made from to cans rubbed against each other. This local blues style was prettily named "palm wine music" by westerners.

Tracks
1. In the Car
2. Sunday Monday
3. Mabre Me Ho
4. Frafra Song
5. Okunin Nusu
6. Momo Yensom Nyankopong
7. Mahamadu
8. Agoo
9. Mame Buabi Menna
10. Moa Mose Drabin Onye
11. Daakwafo Maa
12. Okunumun
13. Owu Yeyea