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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からリリースしたレコードです。
以下、レーベルによる解説です。
"Ata Kakはデビューアルバム『オバー・シマ』でガーナ音楽史に独特の足跡を残した。1994年のリリース当時はほとんど注目されなかったが、2006年にオンラインで新たな命を得た。ブログ「Awesome Tapes From Africa」の最初の投稿作品として掲載されたことで、ある種の宣言文ともなったこの作品は、アンダーグラウンドとは言えないほどのカルト的人気を呼び起こした。彼の左派的な電子音楽とトゥイ語のヒップライフを融合させた中毒性のあるサウンドは、様々なジャンルの音楽ファンの間で驚くべき認知度を獲得した。ミュージシャンの正体に関する謎は深まるばかりだった。やがてヤウ・アッタ＝オウスはクーマシの静かな自宅から表舞台へ現れ、グラストンベリー、ソナー、ポップ・モントリオールといった主要フェスで汗だくのハイエネルギーなパフォーマンスを披露しながら世界ツアーを敢行した。"
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
Deluxe version includes 12" 'lily pad green' marble vinyl + lyric/photo sleeve.
Tracklist:
1. Batakari
2. DJ
3. Medoba
4. Osoowa
5. Yasi Town
6. Kae
Awesome Tapes From Africa:
"Ata Kak created a peculiar slice of Ghanaian music history with his debut album “Obaa Sima”. While it barely made a ripple at the time of its release in 1994, the cassette found a new life online in 2006. A not-so-underground cult obsession grew after it appeared on the blog Awesome Tapes From Africa as its very first post, a sort of manifesto for the project. His addictive amalgam of left-field electronic music and Twi-language hiplife reached surprising levels of awareness among music fans of many stripes. The mystery behind the musician’s identity grew. Eventually Yaw Atta-Owusu came out of the shadows, from his quiet home in Kumasi, to tour the world playing high-energy, sweat-soaked performances at major festivals like Glastonbury, Sónar and Pop Montreal.
Now, for the first time since 1994, Ata Kak releases new music. Honed in studios around Kumasi over the last several years, the songs feature the rapper-singer’s acrobatic rap, signature scatting, dramatic drums and even traditional Akan harp. The compositions are more ambitious than his earlier work, with more complex arrangements and layered harmonies. Ata Kak’s new songs are also the natural expression of a restless artist—he is a prolific poet and author of a half-dozen books, as well as an active gardener and busy painter.
Born in Ghana in 1960, Ata Kak wasn’t always involved in music. But his travels and openness to the world lead him into the music industry. While living in Germany, he was invited to play drums in a reggae band and subsequently played in highlife bands in Ontario after moving to the Toronto area. He recorded “Obaa Sima” there at his home studio and released it in Ghana in 1994. He didn’t participate in music much in the intervening years until “Obaa Sima” was reissued in 2015. He started performing his song live with the help of a brilliant cast of London-based musicians and has toured three continents and played to thousands of fans in venues of all kinds. "
Artist : Ata Kak
Label : Awesome Tapes From Africa
cat no : ATFA053dlx-C1
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からリリースしたレコードです。
以下、レーベルによる解説です。
"Ata Kakはデビューアルバム『オバー・シマ』でガーナ音楽史に独特の足跡を残した。1994年のリリース当時はほとんど注目されなかったが、2006年にオンラインで新たな命を得た。ブログ「Awesome Tapes From Africa」の最初の投稿作品として掲載されたことで、ある種の宣言文ともなったこの作品は、アンダーグラウンドとは言えないほどのカルト的人気を呼び起こした。彼の左派的な電子音楽とトゥイ語のヒップライフを融合させた中毒性のあるサウンドは、様々なジャンルの音楽ファンの間で驚くべき認知度を獲得した。ミュージシャンの正体に関する謎は深まるばかりだった。やがてヤウ・アッタ＝オウスはクーマシの静かな自宅から表舞台へ現れ、グラストンベリー、ソナー、ポップ・モントリオールといった主要フェスで汗だくのハイエネルギーなパフォーマンスを披露しながら世界ツアーを敢行した。"
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
Deluxe version includes 12" 'lily pad green' marble vinyl + lyric/photo sleeve.
Tracklist:
1. Batakari
2. DJ
3. Medoba
4. Osoowa
5. Yasi Town
6. Kae
Awesome Tapes From Africa:
"Ata Kak created a peculiar slice of Ghanaian music history with his debut album “Obaa Sima”. While it barely made a ripple at the time of its release in 1994, the cassette found a new life online in 2006. A not-so-underground cult obsession grew after it appeared on the blog Awesome Tapes From Africa as its very first post, a sort of manifesto for the project. His addictive amalgam of left-field electronic music and Twi-language hiplife reached surprising levels of awareness among music fans of many stripes. The mystery behind the musician’s identity grew. Eventually Yaw Atta-Owusu came out of the shadows, from his quiet home in Kumasi, to tour the world playing high-energy, sweat-soaked performances at major festivals like Glastonbury, Sónar and Pop Montreal.
Now, for the first time since 1994, Ata Kak releases new music. Honed in studios around Kumasi over the last several years, the songs feature the rapper-singer’s acrobatic rap, signature scatting, dramatic drums and even traditional Akan harp. The compositions are more ambitious than his earlier work, with more complex arrangements and layered harmonies. Ata Kak’s new songs are also the natural expression of a restless artist—he is a prolific poet and author of a half-dozen books, as well as an active gardener and busy painter.
Born in Ghana in 1960, Ata Kak wasn’t always involved in music. But his travels and openness to the world lead him into the music industry. While living in Germany, he was invited to play drums in a reggae band and subsequently played in highlife bands in Ontario after moving to the Toronto area. He recorded “Obaa Sima” there at his home studio and released it in Ghana in 1994. He didn’t participate in music much in the intervening years until “Obaa Sima” was reissued in 2015. He started performing his song live with the help of a brilliant cast of London-based musicians and has toured three continents and played to thousands of fans in venues of all kinds. "
Artist : Ata Kak
Label : Awesome Tapes From Africa
cat no : ATFA053dlx-C1
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