BOLA - VOLUME 7 (2LP)

BOLA - VOLUME 7 (2LP)

LP (12"/10" Album)

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Label: AWESOME TAPES F

Release date: 07/04/2012

Barcode: 0656605560014

Catalog no.: ATFA0000002

Item ID: 369763

Vinyl issue. Bola's bold fury stems from the kologo (a two-stringed lute with a calabash gourd resonator) and Frafra language vocals, emitted in raspy bursts. Although he employs a traditional instrument and the age-old mode of griot story-telling, Bola embraces elements of up-to-the-minute mainstream Ghanaian music, utilizing drum machines, synths, bone-shaking bass, etc.

Also available: VOLUME 7 (CD).

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