Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band
Eén van de grootheden uit de ‘high life’ muziekstijl
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The Ghanian Path Thomas and his Kwashibu Area Band are coming to Groningen. The singer is lovingly called “The Golden Voice Of Africa” and is one of the greats of the ‘Highlife’ music style. Here, traditional African music is complemented by Western instruments and arrangements.
Pat Thomas is in very good company with his band the Kwashibu Area Band. The band is led by multi-instrumentalist Kwame Yeboah, also very known in the music world (he has performed with Cat Stevens, amongst others).
The new album ‘Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band’ was recently released at Strut records. Ebo Taylor wrote the wind instrument arrangements and the record is a style break with other recent work of Thomas and therefore also with the current ‘Highlife’ sound. Simply put, this means that the drum computers and synthesizers are left behind and they return to a more traditional Highlife/Afrobeat sound. A very good choice, as great musicians such as Pat Thomas don’t need computers.
De Ghanees Pat Thomas en zijn Kwashibu Area Band komen naar Groningen. De zanger wordt liefkozend ‘The Golden Voice Of Africa’ genoemd en is één van de grootheden uit de ‘high life’ muziekstijl. Hierbij wordt traditionele Afrikaanse muziek aangevuld met westerse instrumenten en arrangementen.
Met zijn band de Kwashibu Area Band is Pat Thomas trouwens in goed gezelschap. De band wordt geleid door multi-instrumentalist Kwame Yeboah, ook geen onbekende in de muziekwereld (speelde onder andere met Cat Stevens).
Het nieuwe album ‘Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band’ is recent uitgekomen op Strut records. Ebo Taylor schreef de blazersarrangementen en de plaat kenmerkt zich door een stijlbreuk met ander recent werk van Thomas en daarmee ook met de huidige ‘highlife’ sound. Simpelweg betekent dit dat de drumcomputers en synthesizers achterwege worden gelaten en wordt teruggekeerd naar een iets meer traditionele highlife / afrobeat sound. Een goede keuze, want topmuzikanten als Pat Thomas hebben geen computers nodig.
” Het is duidelijk: Thomas en zijn dansliedjes verdienden nog één keer een echte, vette instrumentale afroband en dus een heerlijk retrospectieve wereldfunkplaat. ”
★★★★ Albumrecensie Volkskrant (Robert van Gijssel)
Pat Thomas
The Ghanian Path Thomas and his Kwashibu Area Band are coming to Groningen. The singer is lovingly called “The Golden Voice Of Africa” and is one of the greats of the ‘Highlife’ music style. Here, traditional African music is complemented by Western instruments and arrangements.
Pat Thomas is in very good company with his band the Kwashibu Area Band. For example Afrobeat legend Tony Allen is behind the drums. Also, the band is led by multi-instrumentalist Kwame Yeboah, also very known in the music world (he has performed with Cat Stevens, amongst others
The new album ‘Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band’ was recently released at Strut records. Ebo Taylor wrote the wind instrument arrangements and the record is a style break with other recent work of Thomas and therefore also with the current ‘Highlife’ sound. Simply put, this means that the drum computers and synthesizers are left behind and they return to a more traditional Highlife/Afrobeat sound. A very good choice, as great musicians such as Pat Thomas and Tony Allen don’t need computers.
