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Africa's Moving Forward

by Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng

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1.
Africa 05:24
2.
3.
Fella Funk 07:13
4.
Oprenten 04:06
5.
Buggin Me 06:15
6.
Susu Bribi 05:56
7.
Gha Bra 06:02
8.
Blue Monk 04:25
9.
Harzard 07:26

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New dimensions in African music, representing not only the traditional drumming of Obeng's homeland of Ghana, but creative fusions of drumming, Afropop, Afro-jazz, funk, reggae, and folk, featuring the improvisational energy of leading avant-jazz artists.

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released December 23, 2014

KKO - vocals, oprenten, percussion, drum set (all tracks)
Wes Brown - acoustic and electric bass (tracks 1-3, 5-6, 9)
Dominic Kanza - guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5, 9)
Taylor Ho Bynum - cornet and flugelhorn (tracks 1-3, 5, 8-9)
Bill Lowe - bass trombone (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8-9)
Tomas Fujiwara - drums (tracks 1, 3, 5, 9)
Gino Sitson - vocals (tracks 1, 3, 6-7)
Joe Morris - guitar (track 6)
Norman Johnson - guitar (track 6)
Rogerio Boccato - Brazilian percussion (track 7)

Recordings made in 2007, 2009, 2010
Nick Reeder - recording engineer (1, 3, 5, 8-9)
Norman Johnson - recording engineer (2, 4, 6-7), mixing and mastering (all tracks)

Harrison Debra Obeng - cover art
Neue Studio - graphic design

All songs composed and arranged by KKO (Nfewa Music BMI)
Except Blue Monk by Thelonious Monk

Produced by Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng

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Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng Middletown, Connecticut

Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng (KKO) is a well-renowned master drummer, composer, dancer, and educator originally from Ghana, West Africa who has worked internationally for the past 30 years. He has collaborated, with such luminaries as Max Roach, Ed Blackwell, Roy Hargrove, Jay Hoggard, Randy Weston, and Anthony Braxton, and has taught at Brown, Wesleyan, RIT and Crane School of Music. ... more

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