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Africa · Ghana · AFR-0032

Yaa Amponsah / Amponash (1928 archive recordings)

Jacob Sam (Kwame Asare) and the Kumasi Trio

Meet the recording

An early commercial highlife guitar recording, heard through a later archival compilation. The first track is labeled Amponash; archival spelling and audio quality vary. Listen for repeated guitar figures supporting the vocal line.

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Listening access: Performance video · YouTube

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Source credit: Archival compilation posted by independent uploader donaldduckfan28; original 1928 session context from Ghana highlife archives

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