O Yinne! by Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy - Philophon [PH33008] FLAC download included with physical items

O Yinne!

Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy

A 8 track afro soul album (36m 58s) — released June 2nd 2023 on Philophon

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Their single "Mam Yinne Wa", which was released in 2016 and produced by Max Weissenfeldt (Poets of Rhythm, Whitefield Brothers), and their debut album of the same name from 2019 brought Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy a worldwide audience and meanwhile also a lively concert schedule in Europe.

Gilles Peterson stated after the band's performance at his Worldwide Festival: "It was my absolute favorite moment in 16 years at the festival. They were everything that music is for me in 2022." A further album was needed. Here it is!

"O Yinne" is now the second album by Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy, on which Max Weissenfeldt has taken over the direction again. The album was primarily recorded in Weissenfeldt's "Joy Sound Studios" in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Kingdom, deep in the tropical rainforest of Ghana.

The gospel choir singing, which is reminiscent of the trombones of Jericho in intensity, is the brand core of the group alongside the melodic brass interjections, the flashing synthesizer accents and the heavily grooving rhythm section. However, anyone who thinks of what is commonly referred to as Gospel when hearing the word will be surprised, because gospel here only refers to the textual content. Musically, it's an Afro-futuristic firework of pentatonic vocal explosions, carried by rolling West African rhythms. It's Frafra-Gospel, not Gospel.

La Ka Ba'a is Peterson's Pick of the week - Gilles Peterson BBC (UK)

Fantastic to see their star rise - wonderful album and West African music at its very best! - Quinton Scott Strut Records / WWFM (UK)

Wow - a really superior work! - Derek Rath kpfk, kxlu, afropop, ktpc (USA)

Great horns on this. Definitely give this a play on my next show. - Kev Beadle Totally Wired Radio (UK)

Absolutely love these guys, blows me away every time. - Alex Nut Eglo / NTS (UK)

Always so good. - Mathieu Schreyer ex kcrw / music supervisor (USA)

Another stunning, other-worldy album from the finest. - Lloyd Briggs Deeep Space - PBS 106.7fm (Australia)

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