Personnel: Ebo Taylor (vocals, guitar); J. Whitefield (guitar); Ben Abarbanel-Wolff (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Stu Krause (trumpet); Ekow Alabi Savage (drums, percussion, background vocals); Eric Sunday Owusa (claves, maracas, bells).
Audio Mixer: J. Whitefield.
Recording information: hotel Chez Lien, Accra, Ghana (01/2010); Lovelite Studio, Berlin (01/2010); Salt Pond, Ghana (01/2010); hotel Chez Lien, Accra, Ghana (07/2009); Lovelite Studio, Berlin (07/2009); Salt Pond, Ghana (07/2009).
Photographer: Johann Clausen.
Ebo Taylor, a founding father of Afro-beat, releases his first album in 30 years and it's a burner.
Professional Reviews
Mojo (Publisher) (p.99) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he dense polyrhythms, blasting horns and zesty chorus of Aborekyair Aba proves that this Afrobeat original can still cut the rug..."
Record Collector (magazine) (p.96) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] real joy of solid, traditional Afrobeat from the rumbling starter 'Nga Nga' to the slinky closer 'Obra'..."
Uncut (magazine) (p.106) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "It resembles Fela Kuti but is more focused. Brilliantly, Taylor has captured the same endearingly clunky production values of 1970s Africa..."
