Gyedu-Blay Ambolley - SimigwaStrut Records is proud to announce a new official reissue of Simigwa by Gyedu Blay Ambolley, launching a series of releases on Strut celebrating the legendary Ghanaian label Essiebons. Essiebons, founded by Ghanaian music producer Dick Essilfie Bondzie in 1959, is one of Ghana's most important independent labels featuring prominent artists such as Gyedu Blay Ambolley, C. K. Mann, and Ebo Taylor. Ambolleys Simigwa is a groundbreaking album, recognised

‘Dancer’ and ‘Mademoiselle Tuloch’

Licensed courtesy of Earthworks

They reciprocated by picking a record from the racks in the shop for him to use

Staten Island

Betty Black (aka Elisabeth Troy) delivers a unique and powerful vocal

who tracked down and interviewed the artists

exudes confidence and charm—disarming packed rooms of rowdy concert goers

The album features the legendary studio drummer Steve Gadd

"System Olympia drops her album debut and

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fed into a sampler

pressing denoted by "JW" etched and "0" stamped in runouts