‘Old school’ music night at Nubuke

The Nubuke Foundation at East Legon in Accra is noted for its visual arts, spoken word and drama activities but the venue will open its doors to a special music event on Saturday, June 14.

Organised by JamJar events and The Golden Stool Project, the night will showcase neo-traditional music from flutist, Dela Botri, and his Hewale Soundz  from 7.00pm. 

That will be followed by a dance session which will feature  Ghanaian music from the 1970s on vinyl  selected from the collection of London-based record collector, writer, radio presenter and disc jockey, Bernard Johnson-Tackie, also referred to as Volta45. 

The late 1960s and 1970s  are considered by knowledgeable Ghanaian music lovers as The Golden Age of Ghanaian Music. 

The period laid the foundation for the explosion of  distinctive Afro sound and the emergence of bands and musicians like Hedzoleh Sounds, Magic Aliens, Pagadeja, Boombaya, El Pollos, Zonglo Biiz,  and   Gyedu Blay Ambolley.  

Records  released on vinyl during that era still continue to influence the music we hear today and Saturday’s event aims to bring back some of the memories from that period.

“It will be a chance to dance  the night away to  great made-in-Ghana music,” a representative of the organisers said.