{"id":40712,"date":"2020-04-07T15:30:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T14:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/ghanaian-band-edikanfos-unique-album-reissued-for-the-first-time-on-glitterbeat-records\/"},"modified":"2020-05-10T16:36:23","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T15:36:23","slug":"ghanaian-band-edikanfo-glitterbeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/ghanaian-band-edikanfo-glitterbeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaian band Edikanfo’s unique album reissued for the first time on Glitterbeat Records"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Almost 40 years after its initial release, Glitterbeat\u00a0reissued\u00a0for the first time the\u00a0debut\u00a0album of the Ghanaian band Edikanfo.<\/h4>\n

Originally released on the London-based label E.G. Records, The pace Setters<\/em> is now seen as a classic. At the time, this album was an immediate international success not only thanks to the originality of their mix of highlife and afro-funk, but also thanks to the renown of their producer. Indeed, it was the British musician Brian Eno who locked himself away in the studio in Accra with the eight members of Edikanfo to give birth to this first successful attempt. A few months earlier, Brian Eno had produced the Talking Heads and had just come out of a legendary collaboration with their leader David Byrne. Equally at ease with rock and ambient, this Fela Kuti fan was at the time orienting his research towards West African music, with a certain penchant for its psychedelic side.<\/p>\n