{"id":41529,"date":"2019-08-27T16:29:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T15:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/highlife-legend-pat-thomas-kwashibu-area-band-announces-sophomore-album-obiaa\/"},"modified":"2021-02-11T12:07:11","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T11:07:11","slug":"highlife-legend-pat-thomas-kwashibu-area-band-announces-sophomore-album-obiaa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/highlife-legend-pat-thomas-kwashibu-area-band-announces-sophomore-album-obiaa\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlife legend Pat Thomas &#038; Kwashibu Area Band announces sophomore album \u2018Obiaa!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28217 pam-featured-content\"  src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pat-thomas-the-kwashibu-area-band-2.jpg\" alt=\"pat thomas the kwashibu area band\" width=\"720\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pat-thomas-the-kwashibu-area-band-2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pat-thomas-the-kwashibu-area-band-2-661x323.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pat-thomas-the-kwashibu-area-band-2-465x227.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pat-thomas-the-kwashibu-area-band-2-375x183.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>A deep and soulful journey into the heart of Ghana\u2019s indigenous highlife music.<\/h4>\n<p>The 72-year-old\u00a0\u201cGolden Voice of Africa\u201d Pat Thomas, Ghanaians producers Kwame Yeboah\u00a0and\u00a0Ben Abarbanel-Wolff from the\u00a0Kwashibu Area Band announced the release of their sophomore album on Strut Records,\u00a0<em>Obiaa!<\/em>. Produced and recorded at Lovelite Studio\u2019s analogue HQ in Berlin, <em>Obiaa!<\/em>, which means &#8220;Everybody!&#8221;, is described by his authors like a\u00a0sweet highlife sound taken in a progressive new direction. You can find this feeling on the first single,\u00a0&#8220;Onfa Nkosi Hwee&#8221;, below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/613565688&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While simultaneously looking back towards the classic days of highlife and forward to a fresh revival of the guitar band sound, this album cements Pat Thomas &amp; Kwashibu Area Band\u2019s position at the pinnacle of modern African music<\/p>\n<p><em>Obiaa! <\/em>is released on all formats on the 4th October, you can check out the artwork and tracklist below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28227\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pat-thomas-kwashibu-area-band-1.jpg\" alt=\"pat thomas kwashibu area band\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pat-thomas-kwashibu-area-band-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pat-thomas-kwashibu-area-band-1-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pat-thomas-kwashibu-area-band-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pat-thomas-kwashibu-area-band-1-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pat-thomas-kwashibu-area-band-1-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pat-thomas-kwashibu-area-band-1-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pat-thomas-kwashibu-area-band-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pat-thomas-kwashibu-area-band-1-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pat-thomas-kwashibu-area-band-1-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tracklist:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Side A<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0Onfa<br \/>\n2.\u00a0Yamona<\/p>\n<p><em>Side B<\/em><\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0Bubu<br \/>\n4.\u00a0Atesem<\/p>\n<p><em>Side C<\/em><\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0Obi Nfreno<br \/>\n6.\u00a0Odo Ankasa<\/p>\n<p><em>Side D<\/em><\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0Okomfe Bone<br \/>\n8.\u00a0Ntobuase<br \/>\n9.\u00a0Obinim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A deep and soulful journey into the heart of Ghana\u2019s indigenous highlife music. 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