You know, mostly when I tell you something about the LP that
I’m posting, I get the information from the internet. To be honest
I often don’t know sh*t about it. I am no specialist in any genre,
and just believe my own damn ears, that’s all. Let’s turn things
around for a while, I post the music and info from the album that I
just like and you provide us with decent background information.
How’s that for a change ? For instance, I only suggest that the
words written under the titles ( backsleeve, in capital ) are titles too.
They might aswell not be. Can you clear up this matter for starters ?
tracks;
1 Medley
– Yene me nka
– Mewu a na mobesu me
– Abusua ne wo ara
– Papa ma me bi nni
– Obra ye bona
2 Medley
– Mfa nhye obi
– Kasekenken
– Wo begyaa me
– Odo bra
Ok. I’m going to give approximate translations for the album title and the song titles. Twi (Akan) is a very contextual language so the translations, without having heard the songs are only best guesses (a good example of this is the fact the the Twi verbs for having sex and eating are spelled and pronounced the same way, so without the proper context, the translation may be well off).
Album title: either “Love and Family”, “Love or Family”, or “He loves his family.”
Side A
1 – “They don’t like me”
2 – “You will cry when I die” (meaning, you may not appreciate me now, but you will finally miss me when I die)
3 – “You (self-reflective) are your own family” or “You (Third person) are my only family”
4 – “Father, give me some to eat”
5 – “Life is {something}” (I don’t know what “bona” means)
Side B
1 – “Don’t blame someone”
2 – not sure
3 – “You left me here” or “You followed me here”
4 – “Come love”
Ok. I’m going to give approximate translations for the album title and the song titles. Twi (Akan) is a very contextual language so the translations, without having heard the songs are only best guesses (a good example of this is the fact the the Twi verbs for having sex and eating are spelled and pronounced the same way, so without the proper context, the translation may be well off).
Album title: either “Love and Family”, “Love or Family”, or “He loves his family.”
Side A
1 – “They don’t like me”
2 – “You will cry when I die” (meaning, you may not appreciate me now, but you will finally miss me when I die)
3 – “You (self-reflective) are your own family” or “You (Third person) are my only family”
4 – “Father, give me some to eat”
5 – “Life is {something}” (I don’t know what “bona” means)
Side B
1 – “Don’t blame someone”
2 – not sure
3 – “You left me here” or “You followed me here”
4 – “Come love”
interesting question Moos.
I quick putt it on and in last parts of the sides i indeed dont hear these words ..or better on the A-side the words Papa Ma Me Bi Nni repeat untill the end ..so good question.
The two are much used Proverbs “Obra Ye Bona” means Live is not Easy. “Odo Bra” means Come back my Love and also a track on the Kofi Sammy album you also once uploaded.
One of their best records imho i know off
interesting question Moos.
I quick putt it on and in last parts of the sides i indeed dont hear these words ..or better on the A-side the words Papa Ma Me Bi Nni repeat untill the end ..so good question.
The two are much used Proverbs “Obra Ye Bona” means Live is not Easy. “Odo Bra” means Come back my Love and also a track on the Kofi Sammy album you also once uploaded.
One of their best records imho i know off
Hey thanks, but as written below
“Obra Ye Bona” means Live (is) not Easy, a very common proverb and used reply in Ghana when you ask someone ‘How are you doing’, they reply this.
Hey thanks, but as written below
“Obra Ye Bona” means Live (is) not Easy, a very common proverb and used reply in Ghana when you ask someone ‘How are you doing’, they reply this.
I’ve got nothing to say about the album itself, but I salute your devil-may-care attitude! Rock on.
I’ve got nothing to say about the album itself, but I salute your devil-may-care attitude! Rock on.
This album (and this group) just blows me away. The singing is really terrific! Thank you sir
This album (and this group) just blows me away. The singing is really terrific! Thank you sir
Thanks for your supply of highlife music. Keep them coming.
Moos, do you by any chance have some music by 1. Broadway Dance Band, 2. Stargazers or 3. Globemasters Dance Band. They made classic highlife music, unlike those of K K’s and African Brothers whose music were more of the guitar band type.
Thanks again.
Thanks for your supply of highlife music. Keep them coming.
Moos, do you by any chance have some music by 1. Broadway Dance Band, 2. Stargazers or 3. Globemasters Dance Band. They made classic highlife music, unlike those of K K’s and African Brothers whose music were more of the guitar band type.
Thanks again.