GYEDU-BLAY AMBOLLEY (NEW DATE)

In 1973 Ambolley exploded onto the Ghanaian scene with 'Simigwa-Do,' a half-sung, half-spoken jazz-highlife workout that gave its name to his signature style and dance. By his own account, and by the reckoning of many critics, the track predates The Sugarhill Gang's 'Rapper's Delight' by six years and stands as one of the earliest commercially recorded examples of rap anywhere in the world. His 19... Show more