Last update: 10 Janv 2009
Born in 1951 in Kumasi, Ghana, the highlife vocalist, Pat Thomas, made his name with his band the Sweet Beans. He began his carreer in 1969 with the Broadway Dance Band, leaving a year later to join the Uhuru Dance Band. Then he played with Ebo Taylor's Blue Monks and finally formed the Sweet Beans...
Friday 19 December 2014 11:45
Marijata - This Is Marijata (LP) Academy LPs ALP 006, 2011-03-08 The core trio of the Ghanaian funk band Marijata got its start as the Sweet Beans - a highlife combo sponsored by the Ghana Cocoa Marketing Board. Hard-hitting, hair-rising, Afro-fuzz from Ghana, This is Marijata is the toughest and...
Sunday 24 April 2011 21:02
The Psychedelic Aliens - Psycho African Beat (CD/LP/4x7" boxset) Academy LPs ALP005/ACD005/ABS005, 2010-10-26 Like most stories involving aliens this one seems, well, made up. For a few years in the late 60's to early 70's worlds collided and aliens walked among us. And made music. Psycho...
Tuesday 26 October 2010 17:04