This week, good ol’ reliable Strut released a two-disc retrospective for Ghana’s Ebo Taylor, titled Life Stories: Highlife & Afrobeat Classics 1975-80. The album focuses on solo albums and obscure side projects, including his work with the Apagya Show Band, Assase Ase, Super Sounds Namba, and The Pelikans. According to the man himself: “I was trying to fuse rock and jazz together with highlife. This kind of music was ahead of its time — not very popular when we recorded it!” Amen.
Stream “Peace on Earth” above, and seek out last year’s Love and Death, which features new Taylor material.
• Ebo Taylor: http://ebotaylor-lifestories.com
• Strut: http://www.strut-records.com
