Sunday, August 19, 2018

AHMADU JARR – En dag i Afrika (EMI Odeon, 1975)

Instrumental, other languages, spoken word
International relevance: -

Ahmadu Jarr (sometimes Ahmadu Jah) was an in-demand Sierra Leonean drummer and percussionist, appearing on a myriad of Swedish 70's albums by Egba, Splash, Pop Workshop, Sundance, Folk Och Rackare and others, plus as many by 'commercial' artists. (He's also father of Swedish singers Neneh Cherry and Titiyo Jah.)

”En dag i Afrika” (”a day in Africa”) is a children's album of sorts (featuring children) on which Jarr sings and plays traditional music from Sierra Leone and explains the songs' place in his native country, often with a political twist. No progg content; the album is included here only because of Jarr's tight connections to the scene.

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