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December 18, 2009

Ramblers International
Decca West Africa 1976

In 1961, saxophonist Jerry Hansen stole some musicians from
the Black Beats and formed his Ramblers International. For some
20 years they dominated the Ghana highlife scene, Jerry Hansen
junior led the band in their late days. On this 1976 LP we find
songs by Ampadu, Donkor, Oppong, famous names in highlife-land.

tracks;

1 Akwanuma hiani
2 Dear si abotar
3 Megye wo
4 Inemesti
5 Maye maye
6 Mbre ofiong
7 Awusa dze mi
8 Esa ni otse ohie
9 Dodzi
10 Ao danye
11 High-life medley

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13 Comments

  1. Lord Stranger 18 December 2009 at 23:32 - Reply

    I’m looking forward to listening to this one – many thanks in advance!

  2. Lord Stranger 18 December 2009 at 23:32 - Reply

    I’m looking forward to listening to this one – many thanks in advance!

  3. grooVemonzter 19 December 2009 at 00:24 - Reply

    Moos your record collection is simply amazing. I can’t wait to hear this gem. Thank you so much.

    By the way, the mediafire post are working fine. Rapidshare is making it harder and harder to use their site. Mediafire has my full support!

    Thanks again and cheers from Miami.

    Cole

  4. grooVemonzter 19 December 2009 at 00:24 - Reply

    Moos your record collection is simply amazing. I can’t wait to hear this gem. Thank you so much.

    By the way, the mediafire post are working fine. Rapidshare is making it harder and harder to use their site. Mediafire has my full support!

    Thanks again and cheers from Miami.

    Cole

  5. Anonymous 19 December 2009 at 23:00 - Reply

    Amen on Mediafire!!! I say down with Rapidshare altogether. They should just go away.

    Thanks for the LP!

  6. Anonymous 19 December 2009 at 23:00 - Reply

    Amen on Mediafire!!! I say down with Rapidshare altogether. They should just go away.

    Thanks for the LP!

  7. paska 21 December 2009 at 08:41 - Reply

    Yeah! Very nice indeed!
    Thanks again from these gems!
    Merry xmas times!

  8. paska 21 December 2009 at 08:41 - Reply

    Yeah! Very nice indeed!
    Thanks again from these gems!
    Merry xmas times!

  9. david 24 August 2010 at 17:20 - Reply

    Hello Moos,

    Thanks a lot for your selfless work on this blog. It is highly educational as well as entertaining. I thought I knew a lot about music, especially African music, till I discovered your blog.

    PS
    It seems the “Ramblers International, Decca West Africa” posting of Friday, December 18, 2009 is broken on the servers.
    Could you correct it or reinstal.

    Thank you very much.

  10. david 24 August 2010 at 17:20 - Reply

    Hello Moos,

    Thanks a lot for your selfless work on this blog. It is highly educational as well as entertaining. I thought I knew a lot about music, especially African music, till I discovered your blog.

    PS
    It seems the “Ramblers International, Decca West Africa” posting of Friday, December 18, 2009 is broken on the servers.
    Could you correct it or reinstal.

    Thank you very much.

  11. david 25 August 2010 at 17:31 - Reply

    Thanks Moos.

    “You’re very kind” for correcting the Ramblers Int. link.
    It is a great LP which takes me way back. You are da bomb.

  12. david 25 August 2010 at 17:31 - Reply

    Thanks Moos.

    “You’re very kind” for correcting the Ramblers Int. link.
    It is a great LP which takes me way back. You are da bomb.

  13. Ramblers International Decca West Africa 1977 | Global Groove Independent 27 February 2015 at 01:27 - Reply

    […] Hansen and his Ramblers are back, we had three albums so far, one, two and three. Their highlife is one of a kind, perfect dancing music for your weekend. This lp is […]

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