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大定番。2023 REPRESS!!!ディスコ、ソウル・ファンも必聴!ガーナ出身にして世界的に活躍したマルチ・インストゥルメンタリストの好音源集!!!!恵まれない環境からスタートしつつも21歳になる頃には既にロンドンのトップ・レコーディングスタジオのセッションプレーヤーとして活動。世論調査ではSteve Winwood、Billy Preston、Stevie Wonderらと並びthe greatest keyboardists in the worldのtop 10 (8位) に選ばれたいうガーナのマルチ・インストゥルメンタリスト“Kiki Gyan”が残した1978年~1982年の音源を収録したSOUNDWAYらしい好コンピレーション。辺境ディスコとでもいうべき世界中のディスコ・モノが発掘されている中、玉石混交といった感も否めませんが、そこはSOUNDWAY、USのディスコ・ファンが聴いても納得&驚きのクオリティの楽曲ばかりのベストワークだけを収録しています。

ディスコ、ソウル・ファンも必聴!ガーナ出身にして世界的に活躍したマルチ・インストゥルメンタリストの好音源集!!!!恵まれない環境からスタートしつつも21歳になる頃には既にロンドンのトップ・レコーディングスタジオのセッションプレーヤーとして活動。世論調査ではSteve Winwood、Billy Preston、Stevie Wonderらと並びthe greatest keyboardists in the worldのtop 10 (8位) に選ばれたいうガーナのマルチ・インストゥルメンタリスト“Kiki Gyan”が残した1978年~1982年の音源を収録したSOUNDWAYらしい好コンピレーション。辺境ディスコとでもいうべき世界中のディスコ・モノが発掘されている中、玉石混交といった感も否めませんが、そこはSOUNDWAY、USのディスコ・ファンが聴いても納得&驚きのクオリティの楽曲ばかりのベストワークだけを収録しています。LP リリースは下記リンクからどうぞ!https://diskunion.net/latin/ct/detail/WOR22752 

オシビサのメンバー、ガーナ出身にして21歳になる頃には既にロンドンのトップ・レコーディングスタジオのセッションプレーヤーとして活動したKiki Gyanの1979年作。アフロ・ファンク・ディスコFeeling So Good by Kiki Gyan (Ex-Osibisa)LPはこちらDisco/Funk(Ex-Osibisa)First time reissued on vinyl! This is in fact more than just a rare record and definitely more than just a vinyl share for insatiable collectors who only judge a record by it's monetary value. This is a prime example of overflowing talent coupled with a simmering passion for music and the hunger for life right at the moment. The story begins on Jue 7th 1957 in a small Ghanaian village where Kofi Kwarko Gyan, nicknamed Kiki, was born into a middle class family. Soon his talent as a musician began to show when he started taking piano lessions by the age of 5 and went professional by the age of 12. He dropped out of school shortly after and began living a life on the road with regional Ghanaian bands. One trip abroad took him to London in the early 70s where his career received a giant push at the age of 15. He joined afro rock legends OSIBISA in 1972 as their new keyboardist after his predecessor had left the band. By the mid 70s Kiki Gyan had played with OSIBISA to giant audiences allover the world and met personalities from the international music scene such as Elton John and Mick Jagger. He was not only a steady keyboardist for OSIBISA but also a very popular session man for fellow African bands and musicians, among them OFEGE from Nigeria. He released a couple of solo albums and we take a closer look now at his second effort from 1979, “Feeling so good”. The music keeps what the title promises as this is a delightful example of joy manifesting in music. Everything is bright here, the grooves are complex and powerful, yet always accessible. The harmonies enchant you with their friendly approach. The African sun shines from each note played on this record. Gyan mixes Western disco sounds, funk, African traditional chants and reggae sounds into an ever flowing groove music that has lot's of melody and mesmerizes by the swirling percussion patterns. “Feeling so good” is an equally physical and spiritual affair and contains six lengthy tunes. Tunes that live from the tight interplay of all instruments, the crisp, clear and powerful production and a wild and steaming atmosphere. Kiki Gyan was on the step of entering the 'Hall of Legends' like Stevie Wonder did, to whom he often got compared to. His legacy remains huge, not only for African music but for all black music that ruled the early disco scene in the 70s and whose popularity is still at full blossom. Next to Fela Kuti and Geraldo Pino, Kiki Gyan can be called a true force in African pop music of the 70s!

オシビサのメンバー、ガーナ出身にして21歳になる頃には既にロンドンのトップ・レコーディングスタジオのセッションプレーヤーとして活動したKiki Gyanの1979年作。アフロ・ファンク・ディスコFeeling So Good by Kiki Gyan (Ex-Osibisa)CD / 全曲試聴はこちらDisco/Funk(Ex-Osibisa)First time reissued on vinyl! This is in fact more than just a rare record and definitely more than just a vinyl share for insatiable collectors who only judge a record by it's monetary value. This is a prime example of overflowing talent coupled with a simmering passion for music and the hunger for life right at the moment. The story begins on Jue 7th 1957 in a small Ghanaian village where Kofi Kwarko Gyan, nicknamed Kiki, was born into a middle class family. Soon his talent as a musician began to show when he started taking piano lessions by the age of 5 and went professional by the age of 12. He dropped out of school shortly after and began living a life on the road with regional Ghanaian bands. One trip abroad took him to London in the early 70s where his career received a giant push at the age of 15. He joined afro rock legends OSIBISA in 1972 as their new keyboardist after his predecessor had left the band. By the mid 70s Kiki Gyan had played with OSIBISA to giant audiences allover the world and met personalities from the international music scene such as Elton John and Mick Jagger. He was not only a steady keyboardist for OSIBISA but also a very popular session man for fellow African bands and musicians, among them OFEGE from Nigeria. He released a couple of solo albums and we take a closer look now at his second effort from 1979, “Feeling so good”. The music keeps what the title promises as this is a delightful example of joy manifesting in music. Everything is bright here, the grooves are complex and powerful, yet always accessible. The harmonies enchant you with their friendly approach. The African sun shines from each note played on this record. Gyan mixes Western disco sounds, funk, African traditional chants and reggae sounds into an ever flowing groove music that has lot's of melody and mesmerizes by the swirling percussion patterns. “Feeling so good” is an equally physical and spiritual affair and contains six lengthy tunes. Tunes that live from the tight interplay of all instruments, the crisp, clear and powerful production and a wild and steaming atmosphere. Kiki Gyan was on the step of entering the 'Hall of Legends' like Stevie Wonder did, to whom he often got compared to. His legacy remains huge, not only for African music but for all black music that ruled the early disco scene in the 70s and whose popularity is still at full blossom. Next to Fela Kuti and Geraldo Pino, Kiki Gyan can be called a true force in African pop music of the 70s!

ガーナ出身にして21歳になる頃には既にロンドンのトップ・レコーディングスタジオのセッションプレーヤーとして活動。世論調査ではSteve Winwood、Billy Preston、Stevie Wonderらと並びthe greatest keyboardists in the worldのtop 10 (8位) に選ばれたいうガーナのマルチ・インストゥルメンタリスト“Kiki Gyan”が残した1983年名作が嬉しいストレート・リイシュー!UKでも活躍したというそのモダンなセンスを活かし、当時の音楽シーンを席巻していたディスコ・サウンドに取り組んだ作品で、全編にわたってスムース&ファンキーなサウンドを堪能できる好盤!KIKI GYAN - Feelin&#39 Alright LP/CD (1983) 2017 by Kiki Gyan■ LPはこちらオーストリアのレーベルPMGによるアフロファンク復刻シリーズは2017年も続きます!新たに追加6タイトル。今後もまだまだ出ます。AFRICA FUNKの名盤が一気にリイシュー!!ほぼCD/LP両方出ます。

ガーナ出身にして21歳になる頃には既にロンドンのトップ・レコーディングスタジオのセッションプレーヤーとして活動。世論調査ではSteve Winwood、Billy Preston、Stevie Wonderらと並びthe greatest keyboardists in the worldのtop 10 (8位) に選ばれたいうガーナのマルチ・インストゥルメンタリスト“Kiki Gyan”が残した1983年名作が嬉しいストレート・リイシュー!UKでも活躍したというそのモダンなセンスを活かし、当時の音楽シーンを席巻していたディスコ・サウンドに取り組んだ作品で、全編にわたってスムース&ファンキーなサウンドを堪能できる好盤!KIKI GYAN - Feelin&#39 Alright LP/CD (1983) 2017 by Kiki Gyan■ CDはこちらオーストリアのレーベルPMGによるアフロファンク復刻シリーズは2017年も続きます!新たに追加6タイトル。今後もまだまだ出ます。AFRICA FUNKの名盤が一気にリイシュー!!ほぼCD/LP両方出ます。

AFRO DISCO!!