Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

vocals

Ghanaian singer who founded his "Simigwa" style by fusing highlife, soul and funk, with James Brown as his model. He played with the Houghas Extraordinaires, the Meridians of Tema, the Ghana Broadcasting Band and the Uhuru Dance Band before his solo career.

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Styles

• Afrobeat, makossa, highlife-jazz

Landmark tracks

• Kwaakwaa (1975)
• Akoko Ba (1975)
• This Hustling World (1975)
• Toffie (1975)
• Adwoa (1975)
• Fa No Dem Ara (1975)

Sources

• Source

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