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Collins, [Edmund] John: |
CONTENTS
Introduction 8
Section 1 Today’s Sounds and Personalities
1 Fela and the Afro-beat Revolution 13
2 The Juju Boom 19
3 Afro-rock, Osibisa’s Criss-cross Rhythms 23
4 Afro-rock Catches On 29
5 Afro-disco 34
6 Victor Uwaifo, the Guitar Boy 38
7 The Drums of Kofi Ayivor 40
8 Sonny Okosun’s Afro-reggae 43
9 Highlife Explosion 46
10 ‘F’ Promotions, Ghana’s Melting Pot 52
11 Life on the Road – Modern Minstrels, the Jaguar Jokers 56
12 The African-French Connection 61
13 Pushed Out by Apartheid – South Africa in Exile 66
Section 2 Feedback
1 Ragtime to Rumba 73
2 Jazz Comes Home to Africa 75
3 Soul to Soul 80
Section 3 Cross-overs
1 Africa Goes West 87
2 Guy Warren, the Original African Cross-over 89
3 Roots, Rasta, Reggae: Stepping- stones Back to Africa 91
4 Africa and the New Wave 94
5 Black and White 95
Section 4 Roots
1 Traditional Cool and Hot Rhythms 103
2 First Fusions – Orchestras and Brass Bands 107
3 E.T. Mensah, the King of Highlife 108
4 Palm-Wine and Guitars 110
5 ‘Sam’, the First Palm Wine Guitarist 112
6 E.K. Nyame’s Music and Drama 113
Section 5 Music Business
1 The African Recording Industry 115
2 The African Music Unions 118
Index 120