{"product_id":"copy-of-various-artists-borga-revolution-vol-2-ghanaian-dance-music-in-the-digital-age-1983-1996-2x-vinyl-lp","title":"Various Artists - Borga Revolution Vol. 2: Ghanaian Dance Music In The Digital Age, 1983-1996, 2x Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"Polaris-Header-Title_2qj8j\"\u003eVarious Artists - Borga Revolution Vol. 2: Ghanaian Dance Music In The Digital Age, 1983-1996, 2x Vinyl LP\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFactory Sealed (New)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKalita are proud to unveil the second volume in their ‘Borga Revolution!’ compilation series, focussing on the phenomenon of ‘Burger Highlife’, a crossover of West African melodies with synthesizers, disco and boogie that took over Ghanaian airwaves during the 1980’s and beyond. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFeaturing both highly sought-after recordings by artists including Atta Frimpong and D.J. Lawyer Okyere, as well as seminal performances by greats such as Pat Thomas, A.B. Crentsil and Alan Cosmos, Kalita once again come to the rescue of audiophiles, DJs and music-lovers alike with ‘Borga Revolution! – Volume 2’. Spread over a double-LP housed in a gatefold sleeve. Accompanied by a 12-page booklet featuring extensive interview-based liner notes on each artist and never-before-seen archival photos. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe 1970s had witnessed an increased Western airtime and physical presence in Ghana introducing funk, soul and disco sounds to the region. By the turn of the decade the country was also enduring economic turmoil, with rising poverty, military dictatorships and long periods of enforced curfews (amongst other factors) making it impossible for artists to survive. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs a result, many Ghanaian artists with a broader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e outlook began to pursue their careers in the West, moving to both Europe and America in search of stardom. It was here that Ghanaian musicians developed a digitised version of highlife music which fully embraced Western contemporary music styles and newly introduced technology such as the DX7 synthesizer and various drum machines. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is in this context in which the evolution of Ghanaian dance music and the emergence of ‘burger highlife’ was born. With the ‘Borga Revolution!’ series Kalita endeavour to tell this story, with prominent and lesser-known musicians’ accounts and documentary evidence providing a comprehensive understanding of this shift to the digital age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-base-width-int=\"8\" class=\"wvc-col-8 wvc-column wvc-column-content-placement-default wvc-column-content-type-default wvc-column-content-alignment-center wvc-column-text-alignment-default\" id=\"wvc-col-4157\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wvc-column-container wvc-column-bg-default wvc-column-bg-effect-none wvc-font-inherit wvc-column-font-inherit wvc-column-style-none wvc-border-color-none wvc-background-color-default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wvc-column-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wvc-column-wrapper wpb_wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wvc-text-block wvc-clearfix wvc-element wvc-mobile-text-align-\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wbp_wrapper\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"LPs New","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47658309550273,"sku":null,"price":68.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1407\/4970\/files\/borgarevolution2.jpg?v=1707352520","url":"https:\/\/hathillrecords.com.au\/products\/copy-of-various-artists-borga-revolution-vol-2-ghanaian-dance-music-in-the-digital-age-1983-1996-2x-vinyl-lp","provider":"Hat Hill Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}