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Kyeremateng Atwede & the Kyeremateng
Stars, Wuo See Fie, Ambassador 1981

The tittle “Owuo se fie” literally means “Death destroys households”… the woman on the cover art is dressed in a traditional funeral wear which could be a red cloth or black cloth, depending on the bereaved family’s request or the age of the deceased etc …

The skull represents Death, which is a very common topic for highlife songs since funerals are a big thing in the Ghanaian society, especially among the Akans who generally make up the most of these musicians.

Its true that you are most likely to hear the Ghanaian songs posted here at funerals than anywhere else on a regular day. Funerals have been the performing venues for most of the remaining Ghanaian highlife artistes here on the global groove like Pat Thomas, Obuoba J.A. Adofo etc and have kept the legacy of those that have passed on. A few of the artistes still get the chance for private performances and at festivals too.

Kyeremateng Atwede i must admit hasnt been one of my favorites, I somehow developed interest for his songs out of curiosity because I realized most collectors are fond of him. Most of the band’s songs use different vocalists and just like Dr. K. Gyasi, I am not sure what role Kyeremateng personally plays in most of his albums. The band’s albums that I like are the ones that feature Baffour Kyei of Great Africans band as the lead vocalist, such a fine nassal voice perhaps thats who Moos refers to… the band’s instrumentals are also mostly on point and unique. Somehow I managed to admire their numerous collection but my personal favorites from this band are just a handful.

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