Description
Official reissue of Free Youth's long sought-after 1985 single "We Can Move" - one of the first known examples of Ghanaian hip hop, emerging at the dawn of 'hip-life' (hip hop meets highlife). It was the trio's only release and originally pressed on 7" vinyl, but now comes fully restored, remastered and available for the first time on 12" vinyl along with the original cover art.
In 1985, the band were approached by a producer and invited to record at a local studio. Without having written down any music, Terry, Lenny and Abed sang the parts and beatboxed the rhythms to the session musicians prior to recording. Out of this session came "We Can Move", a blend of hip-hop and Afro-funk with a proto disco-boogie beat, punchy trumpet riffs and melodic rap flow.
Included in this Soundway release is an exclusive instrumental cover version from Welsh ensemble Drymbago. This replaces the original B side track "Freedom Video Centre" which was an advertising jingle for a business associated with their former producer. Soundway Records is pleased to deliver Free Youth the release that they were after, 34 years later.
- Internal ID: JITRE
- Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**
- Format Detail: 12" vinyl EP (140g vinyl), slip sleeve
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: R&B
- Released: 12/7/19