Africa Festival Hertme 2013: in concert King Ayisoba.
On 6 July 2013, King Ayisoba was standing on the sunny Hertme podium as a dazzling opening band.
King Ayisoba is part of the new Hip-Life scene in Ghana. He combines traditional instruments with beats and other electronic instruments. He plays the kologo, a two-snare guitar that originates from north Ghana. King Ayisoba sings in both English as well as his native language. His lyrics can be funny, are often about current affairs, very personal and they feed your imagination. His music can sometimes remind one of Bo Diddley with his catchy percussion beat, but this is blues of the 21st century.
– Strength:
King Ayisoba (kologo and vocals) is accompanied by three musicians, among which is his brother Abaadongo Adontanga on dorgo (a traditional horn) and Ayuune Suley (kologo, gourd and vocals).
– Tour dates of King Ayisoba:
26 March – Nijmegen – Merleyn
27 March – Utrecht – RASA
28 March – Amsterdam – OCCII
29 March – Amsterdam ZO – tba
30 March – Rotterdam – WORM
- Baaba Wekuleyo (King Ayisoba)
- Bayeti Boi (I want to see you my father) (King Ayisoba)
- Baaba Poore (My friend, my friend) (King Ayisoba)
- Who knows tomorrow (King Ayisoba)
- Akole Byde (King Ayisoba)
- Kama Biire Kantarage, Modern Ghanaians (King Ayisoba)
- Eghaf (King Ayisoba)
Recording engineer: Wijnand de Groot
Producer: Suzanne van der Pol
