Kusi Na Sibo - Ebo Taylor, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad

“Kusi Na Sibo” is an explosive afro beat track that finds Ebo Taylor riding the rhythm like a wave off of the Ghanaian coastline. Ebo is in top form as he shares this deep parable in his native language of Fante. The guitars pulse and wah through the song while the horn solos create a blissful contrast. The ensemble of Ghanian background vocalists emanates a uniquely spiritual sound that takes the listener straight to The Motherland. “Collaborating with Ebo Taylor is definitely a bucket-list accomplishment. For me, it is the equivalent of working with musical genius Fela Kuti, because of how much I have studied both of their work and influence on the genre of Afrobeat. Seriously, recording the genius to analog tape while highlighting the raw recording styles of 1970s Africa is a dream I never thought could come to reality! It was also great to work with Ebo’s son, Henry Taylor, who is a true musical force in his own right.” – Adrian Younge The swirling horns and gritty guitars heard on Ebo Taylor JID022 are reminiscent of his seminal seventies recordings that made him one of Africa’s most prolific and revolutionary artists of all time. Recorded inside of Younge’s Linear Labs studio, this album captures polyrhythmic percussion and twangy, fuzzed out guitars that prove that rhythm is key. The ensemble of Ghanian background vocalists emanates a uniquely spiritual sound that takes the listener back to Ebo’s prime.