🇬🇭 Gyedu-Blay Ambolley - This Husting World (#ghana 1975, Essiebons) (#afrobeat #funk #afrosoul) 🇬🇭

Musical Youtube updates of vintage African, West Indian, Oriental and others World Grooves from the 50s to the 90s every Wednesday & Sunday, feel free to subscribe to this channel to not miss any ! For today, I wanted to share with you "This Hustling World", an incredible bouncy Afro Soul Funk with Afrobeat flavors, taken from the 1st album of the legendary Ghanaian composer & musician Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, that used to play with the finest orchestras & band of the country such Uhuru Dance Band, C.K. Mann Big Band & Apagya Show Band. It was produced by Deroy Ebow "Ebo" Taylor, another Ghanaian legend (the two artists are still touring today !). Recorded in 1977 on the mythical record label "Essiebons" founded in the 60s by Dick Essilfie-Bondzie, the his album features some of the greatest Ghanaian artists of that era, such : - Composition, Production, Arrangements, Lead Vocals : Gyedu-Blay Ambolley ; - Producer : Ebow Taylor ; - Backing Band : The Super "C" Sounds ; - Bass Guitar, Vocals : Ralph Karikari ; - Claves, Vocals : Tony Mensah ; - Congas, Vocals : Willie Sam ; - Cowbell : Paul Willie ; - Drums : Sammy Essilfie ; - Lead Guitar : Frank Wireko ; - Maracas : Joe Ghansah ; - Organ : Nana Yaw Boakye I ; - Rhythm Guitar : Paul Kumi ; - Saxophone, Flute : Bobby Asiamah ; - Trumpet : Kofi Acheampong ; One of the best albums out from that decade in Ghana, ultra hard to find holy grail record nowadays especially in that decent condition, and that comes with super cult cover art - Enjoy ! For more African, Caribbean, Middle-Eastern and others World Grooves feel free to go on my Website : 🖥 - https://www.africangrooves.fr And on my Soundcloud account : 🔸 - https://soundcloud.com/armand_de_preseau Follow me on Instagram too for more exclusive contents : 🏞 - https://www.instagram.com/armand_de_preseau Armand de Preseau #ghana #gyedublayambolley #afrobeat #highlife #funk #westafrica #soul #vinyl #record #booniay #vinylrecords #armanddepreseau #africangrooves #accra #ebotaylor