Ata Kak // Obaa Sima (Anniversary Remaster) LP

Ata Kak // Obaa Sima (Anniversary Remaster) LP

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ガーナのアウトサイダー作家Ata Kakが、2025年11月にAwesome Tapes From Africaからリリースした再発レコードです。

リマスター盤です。

レーベルその他作品はこちら /// Click here to see more Awesome Tapes From Africa releases available at Tobira.

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RELEASE DATE: 7th November 2025

12" black vinyl.

Tracklist:

1. Obaa Sima
2. Moma Yendodo
3. Adagya
4. Medofo
5. Daa Nyinaa 
6. Yemmpa Aba
7. Bome Nnwom

Text excerpt from Awesome Tapes From Africa:

"In late 2013 I was trying to take a disconap before djing a New Years party in Glasgow. All I could think about was finally getting in touch with Ata Kak. I decided to book a oneway flight to Toronto and I was not going to leave until I found some family contacts. It turned out Yaw's son Jeffrey still lives there and we had this incredible meeting in a townhouse complex on the edge of town.

I couldn't believe it when I finally spoke with Yaw and explained to him how well-loved his music had become. ATFA the label had been operating for several years by then but the tape that really started the whole thing couldn't get reissued. Once we got in touch all the complexities of how to actually do that came into focus.
It always irked me that our reissue of Obaa Sima didn't sound excellent. Nevertheless, it has a sonic charm that endures. Obaa Sima was a kind of manifesto for the whole Awesome Tapes From Arica blog project when it started. That sound and approach embodied something I wanted to further explore.

After years of enjoying his music, it was thrilling to finally meet Yaw and hear his story. I wanted to let everyone hear the music in the highest resolution possible but we couldn't make it happen.
In early 2024, by some cosmic coincidence, I made a new friend in my Berlin neighborhood who causally introduced himself by saying, "I have a clean copy of Obaa Sima, you can have it if you want." Not just wildly kind but also serendipitous as we reach the 10th year since the cassette's reissue.


This new remaster, lovingly rendered from an almost impeccable source, is a revelation for anyone who wished to hear more of how this music was meant to sound. Our longtime collaborator Jessica Thompson carefully restored it with updated tools in her state-of-the-art studio. [...]"

Artist : Ata Kak

Label : Awesome Tapes From Africa

cat no : ATFA054lp

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ガーナのアウトサイダー作家Ata Kakが、2025年11月にAwesome Tapes From Africaからリリースした再発レコードです。

リマスター盤です。

レーベルその他作品はこちら /// Click here to see more Awesome Tapes From Africa releases available at Tobira.

-------------------------------------

RELEASE DATE: 7th November 2025

12" black vinyl.

Tracklist:

1. Obaa Sima
2. Moma Yendodo
3. Adagya
4. Medofo
5. Daa Nyinaa 
6. Yemmpa Aba
7. Bome Nnwom

Text excerpt from Awesome Tapes From Africa:

"In late 2013 I was trying to take a disconap before djing a New Years party in Glasgow. All I could think about was finally getting in touch with Ata Kak. I decided to book a oneway flight to Toronto and I was not going to leave until I found some family contacts. It turned out Yaw's son Jeffrey still lives there and we had this incredible meeting in a townhouse complex on the edge of town.

I couldn't believe it when I finally spoke with Yaw and explained to him how well-loved his music had become. ATFA the label had been operating for several years by then but the tape that really started the whole thing couldn't get reissued. Once we got in touch all the complexities of how to actually do that came into focus.
It always irked me that our reissue of Obaa Sima didn't sound excellent. Nevertheless, it has a sonic charm that endures. Obaa Sima was a kind of manifesto for the whole Awesome Tapes From Arica blog project when it started. That sound and approach embodied something I wanted to further explore.

After years of enjoying his music, it was thrilling to finally meet Yaw and hear his story. I wanted to let everyone hear the music in the highest resolution possible but we couldn't make it happen.
In early 2024, by some cosmic coincidence, I made a new friend in my Berlin neighborhood who causally introduced himself by saying, "I have a clean copy of Obaa Sima, you can have it if you want." Not just wildly kind but also serendipitous as we reach the 10th year since the cassette's reissue.


This new remaster, lovingly rendered from an almost impeccable source, is a revelation for anyone who wished to hear more of how this music was meant to sound. Our longtime collaborator Jessica Thompson carefully restored it with updated tools in her state-of-the-art studio. [...]"

Artist : Ata Kak

Label : Awesome Tapes From Africa

cat no : ATFA054lp