{"id":7026,"date":"2025-11-18T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=7026"},"modified":"2025-11-18T10:46:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T15:46:18","slug":"parsons-playlists-ghana-music-sampler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2025\/11\/parsons-playlists-ghana-music-sampler\/","title":{"rendered":"Parsons Playlists: Ghana Music Sampler"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists<\/a>! Today\u2019s playlist is curated by Music Library associate Melanie and features a variety of music originating in the Republic of Ghana<\/a> in celebration of UR’s International Education Week<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ghana Music Sampler<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Ghana<\/p>\n

Enjoy this sampling of traditional music, work songs, highlife, hiplife and other popular music from Ghana! <\/p>\n

* Kwaku Pabi Kenneth Tetteh – “Aseda”<\/a> (Song of thanksgiving) <\/p>\n

* Jeff Todd Titon – “Postal Workers Canceling Stamps at the University of Ghana Post Office”<\/a> [Field recording]
\nI remember being delighted on discovering this track in an ethnomusicology<\/a> course as an undergrad – it remains delightful! <\/p>\n

* Brown Ghanaian Drumming Ensemble – “Kpanlogo”<\/a>
\nKpanlogo<\/a> is a recreational dance and music form originating from the 1960s among urban youth in Accra, Ghana. <\/p>\n

* “Agbadza Dance – Volta Region of Ghana” <\/a>
\nAgbadza<\/a> is an Ewe music and dance that evolved from a very old war dance into a very popular recreational dance. Today the dance is often performed at weddings, funerals, and parties. <\/p>\n

* Bizung Students – “Bamaya Dance”<\/a>
\nBamaya (which means “the river (valley) is wet”) is a traditional dance popular in Northern Ghana. The dance tells the story of an ancient drought and a desperate prayer sent up to the gods to bring rain. It is said that the gods listen to women’s prayers first, so the men dress as women to perform this dance.<\/p>\n

* Nana Acheampong – “Anka Ebeye Den – Instru-Chorus”<\/a>
\nLearn more about Ghanaian highlife musician Nana Acheampong<\/a><\/p>\n

* Guy Warren – “Talking Drums”<\/a>
\nLearn more about Ghanaian Afro-Jazz musician Guy Warren<\/a><\/p>\n

* Osibisa – “Sunshine Day”<\/a>
\nLearn more about Ghanaian-Caribbean Afro rock\/highlife<\/a> band Osibisa<\/a> <\/p>\n

* Amakye Dede – “Iron Boy”<\/a>
\nLearn more about Amakye Dede<\/a><\/p>\n

* KiDi & Black Sherif – “Lomo Lomo”<\/a>
\nLearn more about Ghanaian Afrobeat singer-songwriter KiDi<\/a> <\/p>\n

* Kuami Eugene – “Angela”<\/a>
\nLearn more about singer-songwriter Kuami Eugene<\/a><\/p>\n

* Black Sherif – “Konongo Zongo”<\/a>
\nBlack Sherif<\/a> is a singer and rapper who combines Ghanaian highlife with reggae, hip-hop, and drill music<\/a>. <\/p>\n

* KiDi – “Touch It”<\/a> <\/p>\n

* Shatta Wale – “On God”<\/a>
\nLearn more about Ghanaian reggae-dancehall artist Shatta Wale<\/a> <\/p>\n

* Kwaw Kese ft. Kofi Mole- “Awoyo Sofo”<\/a>
\nLearn more about Ghanaian hiplife<\/a> artist Kwaw Kese<\/a>.<\/p>\n

* Ebony Reigns ft. Brella – “Hustle”<\/a>
\nLearn more about hiplife\/dancehall<\/a> singer Ebony Reigns<\/a><\/p>\n

* Sarkodie ft. Runtown – “Pain Killer”<\/a>
\nLearn more about Ghanaian rapper\/hiplife\/songwriter Sarkodie<\/a><\/p>\n

* Stonebwouy – “Into the Future”<\/a>
\nLearn more about Ghanaian Afro-pop musician Stonebwouy<\/a><\/p>\n

* Gyakie – “Forever”<\/a>
\nLearn more about Ghanaian R&B\/Afro-fusion singer Gyakie<\/a><\/p>\n

* Daddy Lumba – “Aben Waha”<\/a>
\nLearn more about Daddy Lumba<\/a> – a prominent figure in modern highlife<\/p>\n

* Sarkodie ft. Victony – “Jailer”<\/a><\/p>\n

* Osibisa – “Ojah Awake”<\/a> <\/p>\n

Here’s a great web resource for contemporary Ghanaian music: https:\/\/ghanamusic.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is a link<\/a> to the whole playlist on YouTube:
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