{"product_id":"2426230","title":"K.o.g - Dont Take My Soul [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMulti-talented, Ghana-born, UK-based sonic shamanKOG (Kweku of Ghana - the professional name of vocalist, composer and visionary Kweku Sackey) presents his third album onPura Vida, the imprint of respected French labelHeavenly Sweetness spearheaded by much-loved French DJ and producerGUTS, With special guests Pat Thomas, Dizraeli, Fameye, Ogunskele.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Ghana, but having spent much of his adult life in the UK, for K.O.G this record can be seen as the culmination of a lifetime spent absorbing, combining and refining the diverse influences that have shaped his music and his character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKweku explains:'This album is a very personal journey. I speak about three things: the soul of my community, where I found my inspiration. The roots, highlife, soul, going to church, being around traditional ceremonial setups. Taking people to the very origin of my voice, my soul, my impulses, my community, my culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the next phase is cross-culture: living half of my life in UK and half of my life in Ghana. Putting myself at this crossroads to see the effect of the sonic consciousness, how awake I am with the music from Ghana, and also how living here, having children and family here has also influenced my music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd thirdly, it's mirroring my personal journey. Starting in Ghana, with my band in Ghana, and my roots, then moving up to UK, Going from Zone 6 all the way to Europe.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighlife - the syncopated fusion of local music and jazz which is at the core of Ghanaian music, and which from the 1930s spread like wildfire across anglophone West Africa - is one of the core building blocks of this album. But don't be fooled by the catchy melodies and bright sonics. K.O.G is using it to speak about some topics that are anything but bright. 'Highlife is absolutely dark. Most of the places you hear real highlife music, it's funerals! And it's part of the culture. Death is part of life. Seeds die for life to germinate. Art is just an emotive expression, when you can cause an emotion in somebody, and it's not always happiness.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis theme of self-expression and vulnerability is a consistent one throughout the record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDamiama\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOdo Sronko\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoni Onako\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't take my soul\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCry Your Own\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApplication (interlude)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForiwah\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLive for today\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNowhere to pass\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutro\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54420527841665,"sku":"2426230","price":15.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/3521383491140.jpg?v=1750593306","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2426230","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}