Telephone No Wire is a melancholic Ghanaian Highlife song that sits on a 2-Step beat. In addition to the main artists, the track features a wide pool of collaborators including Master Drummer Okoe Ashiboi, vocalist Adotey Johnson, and Horns & Keys player John Keneddy Ntumi ‘Long John’ (from Ebo Taylor’s band).
Nyura is an Afro Club / Dancehall tune. Combined with heavy low end and hypnotic melodies, this track is a dancefloor winner, but also serves as a catchy bop to simmer down to. It is a song of love & desire sung in Twi (Ashanti) and Ghana’s Dagbani dialects.
Try To Test with its darker 2-Step beat, leans more towards UK Garage & Grime, whilst catchy vocal hooks meander seamlessly between Pidgin English and the Hausa language. Hints of Acid and Breakbeat sit amongst Djembes, Cowbells, and subtle Kalimba lines to form a balanced fusion between the softly textured African instruments, and the darker elements of UK Bass music. A simple meaning to the song is don’t stand in a far distance and assume what you don’t know. Get closer, see it, feel it, before coming to a conclusion.
Last Chance is a moody downtempo Breakbeat track, sharing similar qualities to Try To Test with hints of Acid & Rave.The track is nicely countered by Dancehall style vocals that bring life to the moody rolling breaks and gently lift the track leading into the drop.
Bruland & Zongo Abongo very first release on vinyl!
UK to GH is a collaboration between British music producer Burland and Ghanaian vocalist Zongo Abongo. The EP is a standoff between Zongo’s background in Dancehall, Reggae, and Highlife, and Burland’s influence of UK Bass & Rave music.
The duo were introduced to each other at Meet Me There festival in Ghana (2018), and have been working together ever since. This project marks their third collaborative effort. Burland’s previous work includes three EPs and a single with UK based Ghanaian talent K.O.G. Zongo Abongo has worked with numerous artists from the ‘Global Club’ music scene such as The Busy Twist, Thornato, and Ghetto Kumbé.
