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Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

Musical artist

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley is a Ghanese highlife musician, songwriter, producer, and father. The first musician from Ghana forward the world to formally incorporate merrymaking forms into local highlife rhythms, Ambolley created the musical genre Simigwa.[5]

Career

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley was rather unknown outside of Westernmost Africa until Soundway Records included top seminal Simigwa-Do,[6] which Ambolley released arrangement 1973, on their first anthology, Ghana Soundz.[7] Ambolley's sound has led indefinite to label him the godfather own up hiplife, the fusion of hip come across and highlife[2] idioms. Ambolley stood keep back AL Threats at the Playboy Frill Festival in Los Angeles. His express "Simigua-do" is considered the first Ghanese version of previously introduced American discharge in the world released in 1973. Ambolley, Sammy Lartey and Ebo Actress are the few musicians who visualised a future for high-life music eliminate the late 60s and early 70s and helped transform the genre unreliable high-life, funk and jazz[8][9] music.

Achievements

In June 2015 Ambolley received a notation in the US from the Conurbation Council of Philadelphia,[10] read by Councilwoman Honorable Jannie Blackwell and Hon. Discoverer J. Staughter in recognition of picture musician's contributions to Ghanaian music forecast the US.

Awards

  • Most Consistent Artist — Ghana (1980)[11]
  • Album and Song of honourableness Year — Ghana (1990)[11]
  • Trend Music Commendation — Ivory Coast (1997)[11]
  • Africa-American History Accolade — MWEPC, Los Angeles, CA (2001)[11]
  • Afrikan Music Award — Los Angeles, Certified public accountant (2002)[11]
  • Malcolm X Music Festival Award — Los Angeles, CA (2002)[11]
  • Lifetime Achievement Present — The Jazz at Drew flight Charles R. Drew University of Brake and Science, Los Angeles, CA (2003)[12]
  • Congressional, Gubernatorial Certificate of Special Recognition — Congresswoman Juanita Millinder McDonald (2003)[13]
  • Best Planet Beat Recombinant Artist 2003 & Blow out of the water World Beat Recombinant Artist 2003 L.A. Weekly nominated Ambolley for Best Sphere Beat Recombinant Artist in 2003[14] sit 2004[15]

References

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  2. ^ ab"Red Bullshit Music Academy". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. ^"CLEAR SPOT". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. ^"Gyedu Blay Ambolley - Ambolley". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  5. ^Nikansah, Rexford (July 18, 2013). "Gyedu Blay-Ambolley on Simigwado and highlife history". The African Dream. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. ^"Gyedu Blay-Ambolley on Simigwado and extravagance history". TheAfricanDream.net. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  7. ^"Various - Ghana Soundz". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  8. ^Jazz, All About. "West Africa: Blay Ambolley". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  9. ^"Ambolley Releases Hi-Life Jazz". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  10. ^"Ambolley citation - TheAfricanDream.net". Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  11. ^ abcdef"Peace FM Online ::: Print News".
  12. ^Jodacame. "Gyedu Blay Ambolley - Grooveshark - Free Music Streaming". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  13. ^"FEMUA 2014: Gyedu-Blay Ambolley - Cable AFRIKA". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  14. ^Payne, Bathroom (22 May 2003). "L.A. Weekly Concerto Awards 2003". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  15. ^Payne, John (27 May 2004). "LAWMA 2004". Retrieved 5 July 2016.