{"product_id":"king-ayisoba-1000-can-die-vinyl-lp-1","title":"King Ayisoba - 1000 Can Die Vinyl LP","description":"\u003ch2\u003eKing Ayisoba - 1000 Can Die, Vinyl LP\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKing Ayisoba\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Ghana's ancient empire, the 21st century global express, the rhythms that created the past, and the beats forging the present all converge. \"King Ayisoba and his band know that traditional instruments are stronger than anything modern,\" says album producer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eZea\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eArnold de Boer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Playing them is a gift from God. They'll take what they can use from electronica, from hiplife (the hugely popular Ghanaian style that fuses the local highlife music with hip-hop) but they won't let it beat them, because they know what they have is more powerful. Their music is pulled from the ground.\" The juxtaposition of the two on 1\u003c\/span\u003e000 Can Die\u003cspan\u003e shows the irresistible drive of both sides. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe thick, squelching bass and beats that push under the older rhythms of \"Anka Yen Tu Kwai\" are overtaken by the guluku and dundun drums that bring in \"Yalma Dage Wanga,\" its rapid-fire melody dictated by Ayisoba's voice and two-string kologo lute. \"We wanted the drums leading and upfront all the time, not as exotic additions,\" Zea says. \"The sense of tradition always rises above everything.\" That overwhelming sense of the past in the present has been the hallmark of King Ayisoba's career. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp-jss175\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc 1 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Africa Needs Africa - King Ayisoba\u003cbr\u003e2 Wekana - King Ayisoba\u003cbr\u003e3 1000 Can Die - King Ayisoba\u003cbr\u003e4 Grandfather Song - King Ayisoba\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Dapagara\u003cbr\u003e2 Wine Lange\u003cbr\u003e3 Anka Yen Tu Kwai\u003cbr\u003e4 Yalma Dage Wanga\u003cbr\u003e5 Ndeema\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"LimitContentHeightCntntFrm\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFactory sealed Vinyl LP. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"LPs New","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49036037587137,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1407\/4970\/files\/king-ayisoba-1000-can-die-vinyl-lp.webp?v=1756447953","url":"https:\/\/hathillrecords.com.au\/products\/king-ayisoba-1000-can-die-vinyl-lp-1","provider":"Hat Hill Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}