Party Time (Odo Ye Wu), by Papa Yankson

Party Time (Odo Ye Wu)

by Papa Yankson

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LP vinyl record accompanied by a printed inner sleeve with extensive liner notes and archival photos.

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Doing Our Thing With Pride (Single), Party Time (Odo Ye Wu), Sending All My Love Out (inc. Egyptian Lover & Detroit In Effect Remixes), Adzagli (Jungle Funk), Rock & Roll Skate, Prisoner Of My Weakness, Borga Revolution! Ghanaian Dance Music In The Digital Age, 1983-1996 (Volume 2), Love Will Set You Free, and 30 more. , and , .

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1.	Wonma Yenko Po 05:35	buy track
2.	Mumumde 03:20	buy track
3.	Yaa Yaa Nkoba 04:55	buy track
4.	Dofo Bi Afre 04:44	buy track
5.	Odo Ye Wu 07:18	buy track
6.	Me Bo Me Zanku Daa 06:16	buy track

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Kalita are proud to present the first ever reissue of Papa Yankson’s highly sought-after 1989 disco-infused highlife masterpiece 'Party Time'! Showcasing the late Ghanaian superstar at his very best, ‘Party Time’ encapsulates the blending of deep, rhythmic West African highlife with synthesizers and electronic styles that had exploded during the decade. Now, thirty-five years after initial release, and with original copies having reached grail status on the second-hand collector’s scene, Kalita brings this phenomenal record back to life, with extensive liner notes and never-before-seen photos detailing Papa Yankson’s musical career.

A recipient of the Grand Medal of Ghana for his contribution to Ghanaian music, Papa Yankson was a key member of C.K. Mann’s Carousel Seven outfit during the 1970s, releasing joint albums together on the infamous Essiebons label to great success.

However, it was at the end of the following decade that Papa released ‘Party Time’, highlighting his forward-thinking musical style with its numerous hypnotic and driving up-tempo disco-soaked highlife cuts. Originally released in a small run on the short-lived Marriot Promotion label, the album features the standouts ‘Wonma Yenko Po’ and ‘Mumumde’, each showcasing deep highlife melodies, heavy drum patterns and phenomenal horn performances from the ingenious Sammy Lartey Jr on saxophone and Nana Asare on trumpet to boot.

With original copies selling for eye-watering amounts on the rare occasion that they come up for sale, the time is ripe for Kalita to celebrate this true Ghanaian 80’s grail, accompanied by liner notes and never-before-seen contemporary photos of Papa Yankson.

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