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African Rhythms: The Exciting Sounds of Guy Warren and His Talking Drum

Guy Warren

Guy Warren of Ghana — later Kofi Ghanaba — spent the fifties telling American jazz musicians that the rhythm they were reaching for already existed, and then recording it. The talking drum is the lead instrument here, not the colour.

Format

Album

Year

1962

Label

Decca

Origin

Ghana / United States

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