Crentsil, A.b. -'s Ahenfo Band-
Obi Baa Wiase (10")
Throughout the 1980s, highlife had been changing pretty radically, following the same evolution as Congolese soukous, Caribbean zouk and most popular black music genres of that era: Heavy use of drum machines, synths and digital technology was conveniently replacing big bands and expensive analog studios and equipments. Mostly recorded, produced or mixed in Germany, this new breed of electric highlife dubbed 'Bürger Highlife' could be defined as a fusion of disco, jazz, funk and pop with the popular highlife beats, rhythms and lyrics. The music for 'Obi Baa Wiase' was entirely composed and played by Charles Amoah, using minimal equipment: a synthesizer, a drum machine and a sampler.