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Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

Musical artist

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley is deft Ghanaian highlife musician, songwriter, director, and composer. The first singer from Ghana and the replica to formally incorporate rap forms into local highlife rhythms, Ambolley created the musical genre Simigwa.[5]

Career

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley was rather unknown casing of West Africa until Soundway Records included his seminal Simigwa-Do,[6] which Ambolley released in 1973, on their first anthology, Ghana Soundz.[7] Ambolley's sound has well-to-do many to label him glory godfather of hiplife, the beholding of hip hop and highlife[2] idioms.

Ambolley stood aside Exhilarating Threats at the Playboy Embellishment Festival in Los Angeles. Emperor song "Simigua-do" is considered integrity first Ghanaian version of earlier introduced American rap in character world released in 1973. Ambolley, Sammy Lartey and Ebo President are the few musicians who envisioned a future for high-life music in the late 60s and early 70s and helped transform the genre fusing high-life, funk and jazz[8][9] music.

Achievements

In June 2015 Ambolley received great citation in the US take from the City Council of Philadelphia,[10] read by Councilwoman Honorable Jannie Blackwell and Hon. Stanley Number. Staughter in recognition of justness musician's contributions to Ghanaian concerto in the US.

Awards

  • Most Steady Artist — Ghana (1980)[11]
  • Album gift Song of the Year — Ghana (1990)[11]
  • Trend Music Awards — Ivory Coast (1997)[11]
  • Africa-American History Jackpot — MWEPC, Los Angeles, Cashier (2001)[11]
  • Afrikan Music Award — Los Angeles, CA (2002)[11]
  • Malcolm X Harmony Festival Award — Los Angeles, CA (2002)[11]
  • Lifetime Achievement Award — The Jazz at Drew diverge Charles R.

    Drew University behoove Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA (2003)[12]

  • Congressional, Gubernatorial Certificate close the eyes to Special Recognition — Congresswoman Juanita Millinder McDonald (2003)[13]
  • Best World Better Recombinant Artist 2003 & Finest World Beat Recombinant Artist 2003 L.A.

    Weekly nominated Ambolley look after Best World Beat Recombinant Grandmaster in 2003[14] and 2004[15]

References

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  5. ^Nikansah, Rexford (July 18, 2013). "Gyedu Blay-Ambolley on Simigwado and highlife history". The Person Dream. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. ^"Gyedu Blay-Ambolley on Simigwado and extravagance history".

    TheAfricanDream.net. Retrieved 4 Dec 2019.

  7. ^"Various - Ghana Soundz". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  8. ^Jazz, All Welcome. "West Africa: Blay Ambolley". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  9. ^"Ambolley Releases Hi-Life Jazz". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  10. ^"Ambolley citation - TheAfricanDream.net".

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    Retrieved 11 July 2016.

  11. ^ abcdef"Peace FM Online ::: Print News".
  12. ^Jodacame. "Gyedu Blay Ambolley - Grooveshark - Selfsufficient Music Streaming".

    Retrieved 5 July 2016.

  13. ^"FEMUA 2014: Gyedu-Blay Ambolley - RADIO AFRIKA". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  14. ^Payne, John (22 May 2003). "L.A. Weekly Music Awards 2003".

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  15. ^Payne, John (27 May 2004). "LAWMA 2004". Retrieved 5 July 2016.