This weekend I sought
out more live music, this time heading to the Alliance Français on Friday
night. AF Accra hosts occasional music performances which, being carefully
selected, don’t disappoint.
The AF is both a
restaurant and a concert venue, with amphitheatre style seating arranged around
a reasonably sized stage. Friday’s cover, at 10 cedi (£2) was a bargain, and
the music was great.
Two bands were
playing, Akablay and Zohzoh. Akablay, a guitarist, is a Highlife musician who
blends west Ghanaian music with east African rhythms. He was great, but it was
Zohzoh who stole the show. Zohzoh’s up-tempo grooves, complete with dancers,
filled the place with energy. The music was a blend of Fela Kuti inspired
Afrobeat and James Brown style funk. In no time at all everyone was dancing – including
myself, broken ankle and all.
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