Okyerema Asante 'Drum Message' Format:2LP the sparse ‘Dawn of Another

the sparse ‘Dawn of Another Day

Written and developed between Lisbon and Brasilia

The selection also touches on his writing and production work for C

“when we made Ghetto House… we made music for the bitches

with DJs sourcing rare vinyl from African and Caribbean ports and rebranding them with unique piconemas—new names adapted to local slang

Okyerema Asante 'Drum Message' Format:2LP the sparse ‘Dawn of AnotherGhanaian master percussionist Okyerema Asante's 1977 album 'Drum Message' is drawn from the rich archives of Black Fire Records, mastered from the original tapes. After playing a short spell early in his career with Ebo Taylors Blue Monks band at Tip Toes in Accra, Asante joined the fledgling Hedzoleh Soundz during the early 70s at their Napoleon Club residency in the city. After playing Felas Shrine, Fela recommended them to Hugh Masekela as an ideal