Ghana Special, Vol. 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds in the Diaspora 1980-93
by Various Artists
  • Record Label: Soundway
  • Release Date: May 10, 2024
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  1. Mojo
    May 21, 2024
    80
    While it's true you can often hear what upset the highlife connoisseurs, the bulk of this collection of outsider art holds up 30-plus years on. [Jun 2024, p.98]
  2. Uncut
    May 21, 2024
    70
    “MC Mambo” by the mixed-heritage German-Ghanaian collective Pepper, Onion, Ginger Salt is aborderline novelty quasirap number that oozes wonky DIY charm, like much of this uneven but absorbing collection. [Jun 2024, p.50]
  3. AllMusic
    May 21, 2024
    80
    The lyrics of Dadadi's carnival-ready "Jigi Jigi" acknowledge the sounds of several disparate lands, and Nana Budjei's "Asobrachie" has a strong digital reggae rhythm. Best of all is "Barima Nsu" by Kwasi Afari Minta, an equally hypnotic and haunting ten-minute whirlwind that instantly feels like a lost classic.
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