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Two Seminal albums on 1CD from cult Ghanaian musician Alhaji K. Frimpong and his group the Cubano Fiestas, recorded in 1976 and 1977 respectively and considered to be some of the best highlife albums ever recorded, at the pinnacle of West African musical tradition and innovation.Both originally self titled, they have become known by the colour of the covers - Blue and Black respectively. The Blue Album brings new arrangements to traditional Ghanaian melodies and features the masterpiece Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'awu (come back my love) - universally known in Ghana, covered and sampled by artists such as Chronnix, Gnarls Barkley and many more.The Black Album expands the electronic elements and features the equally visionary Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpena, although the real gem is hiding on the B side the extended groove of InchAdam NanaInch. Sinuously evolving guitar lines, clavinet vamps, harmonised vocal snatches and otherworldly percussion expand and contract over a full quarter of an hour - a Ghanaian repost to the Afro Jazz experiments going on at the same time on the other side of the Atlantic. Album Tracks 1. Awisia 2. Adam Nana 3. Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'awu 4. Gyae Mensu 5. Yaw Barimah 6. Susu Ne Won Nka 7. Baabi a Obi Awuo 8. Afe Nkyere Ba 9. Obi Nnim 10. Koforidua Nsuo 11. Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpena 12. Asase Si Yo
