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Various Artists - Borga Revolution! Ghanaian Music In The Digital Age, 1984 - 1999 (Volume 3) '2025

Borga Revolution! Ghanaian Music In The Digital Age, 1984 - 1999 (Volume 3)
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Album name Borga Revolution! Ghanaian Music In The Digital Age, 1984 - 1999 (Volume 3)
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Date 2025
GenreWorld,African,Funk,Disco
Play time 01:14:27
Format / Bitrate Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz
MP3 320 Kbps
Media CD
Size 173; 523 MB
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       Kalita is excited to present the third volume in their groundbreaking
‘Borga Revolution!’ compilation series, exploring the revolutionary
phenomenon of Burger Highlife. This unique style fused West African melodies
with synthesizers, disco, and boogie, a sound that took Ghanaian airwaves by
storm in the 1980s and beyond. With previous volumes receiving strong support by
tastemakers such as Gilles Peterson, Antal, Tom Ravenscroft, and Hunee, Volume 3
takes a deeper dive than ever before into the world of Ghanaian digital dance
music.

This volume features rare, sought-after tracks from artists including Obibini
Takyi, Osei Banahene, and Okyerema Asante, as well as Burger Highlife
trailblazers George Darko and Lee Dodou. Borga Revolution! Volume 3 offers a
curated mix of standout anthems and rediscovered gems, many of which are
otherwise nearly impossible to find, making this collection a must-have for fans
and collectors alike.

The 1970s and 80s saw Ghanaian musicians begin to incorporate Western sounds
like funk and disco into their music, reflecting the changing global musical
landscape. However, the country's political instability and economic hardships,
marked by military regimes and curfews, forced many artists to leave Ghana in
search of better opportunities abroad. In Europe and the U.S., these musicians
fused their traditional highlife roots with emerging digital sounds, using
cutting-edge technology like the DX7 synthesizer and drum machines to create the
genre now known as Burger Highlife.

With ‘Borga Revolution!’ Kalita offers a vivid exposition of this
musical transformation, using rare interviews, archival photos, and detailed
liner notes to bring to life the pioneering spirit of both well-known icons and
unsung innovators of Burger Highlife, one of West Africa’s most exciting
musical movements.  

Tracklist:
01-01 Obibini Takyi - Aburokyiri Abrabo [7:49]
01-02 Lee Dodou - Mampong Dwa [4:35]
01-03 King Solomon (Nii Mantse) - Dzen Ye Kokloo [3:59]
01-04 Okyerema Asante - Ateaa [5:26]
01-05 George Darko - Medo Menuanom (LP Version) [9:27]
01-06 Osei Banahene - Woanwaremea [6:13]
01-07 Osei - Osarfo Kantaka - Mansa (Special) [9:27]
01-08 King Solomon (Nii Mantse) - Dzoohee [4:51]
01-09 Classique Vibes - Sankofa [5:03]
01-10 Osei Banahene - Odo Nye Me Sa [6:18]
01-11 Obibini Takyi - Ohia Sei Abrantie [6:34]
01-12 Padmore Oware - Menkowu [4:44]

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