Pat Thomas & Marijata - I Need More (Ghana, 1977, Gapophone)

Born in 1951 in Agona (Ashanti region of Ghana), Pat Thomas is, with Ebo Taylor (an old friend of him, who plays guitar on the track presented here), one the greatest figures of the Ghanaian music.   Immersed in the musical scene since his childhood, Pat Thomas has recorded more than 20 albums, dozens and dozens of singles, and has played with many bands through the years, from Highlife to Afrobeat : The Blue Monks, The Satellites, The Sweet Beans (his own band), Marijata..   Pat Thomas - who lives in Ghana today - is, as Ebo Taylor, still playing and recording nowadays, and is regularly on tour.   The track presented here, "I Need More", is taken from his last album on the Gapophone music label (one of the best record label from Ghana) and was recorded back in the time by Kayode Salami and Monday Oki, the two mythical recording engineers of the EMI NIGERIA studios based in Lagos. For more African, West Indian, Oriental and others World Grooves feel free to go on my Website : http://www.africangrooves.fr And on my Soundcloud account : http://soundcloud.com/armand_de_preseau Armand de Preseau