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Living Is Hard: West African Music in Britain 1927-1929 (Vinyl)

By: Various Artists

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DISC 1 for Living Is Hard: West African Music in Britain 1927-1929 (Vinyl) Album By Various Artists
1   Garse Yer Fido - Oni Johnson  
2   Nitsi Koko Ko Ko - Isaac Jackson  
3   [Blank] - Ben Simmons  
4   Anadwofa - Harry E. Quashie  
5   Mu Kun Sebor WA Wu - Ben Simmons  
6   Kuntum - Douglas Papafio  
7   Ligiligi - Prince Zulamikah  
8   Adersu No. 2 - West African Instrumental Quintet  
9   Abowe Dsane Nmaka TSO - Ga Quartet  
10   Buje - Domingo Justus  
11   Obu Kofi - Ben Simmons  
12   Rue Bai Rue Bai - James Tucker  
13   Bukay - John Mugat  
14   Asin Asin Part2 - Kumasi Trio  
15   Sakyi - Douglas Papafio  
16   Jon Jo Ko - James Thomas  
17   Edna Buchaiku - Nicholas De Heer  
18   Auko Nu Bonto - George Williams Aingo  
19   Ewuri Beka - Nicholas De Heer  
20   Mi Agur Bi - George Williams Aingo  
21   Mukorin Mantun - James Brown  
22   Wasiu Dowu - Nicholas De Heer  
23   Alahira - John Mugat  
 

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Uncut (p.108) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Most are a cappella call-and-response chants, sung, rather casually, in Wolof and Yoruba....All are utterly fascinating."
Global Rhythm (Publication) (p.50) - "LIVING IS HARD features some folkloric performances that happened around the same time as those of some of the early American blues artists, and prefigured such African genres as high-life, revelations that will undoubtedly make this one of the most notable compilations of the year."

Title Note

LIVING IS HARD. is the first in a series of compilations drawing on the exquisitely rare 78s housed in EMI's Hayes Archives. While the archives represent a staggering diversity of music from all corners of the globe, for this outing, the producers at Honest Jon's choose to focus on West African transplants residing in the British Isles during the height of the modern colonial era. Serving as a unique snapshot into the immigrant experience, the music represented is a window into the folk and community-based traditions of the African Diaspora--and a revealing look at the beginnings of modern-day genres such as high-life.

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