City Boys International Band - Obaa Sima

artist: City Boys International Band

album:  Obaa Sima

label: Rainbow Highlife

producer: S.Y.O. Safo

year: 1985

side one:
1) Obaa Sima
2) Onyame yedan wo

side two:
1) Meye agyanka
2) Bisa ofie nnipa



Call it an early Christmas Gift...

Enjoy

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City Boys Band - Ankwanobi

 

City Boys International Band of Ghana

led by Obuoba J.A. Adofo

 

"ANKWANOBI"

 BJI Records 1982

 

 

side one

Ankwanobi

Monsu Mame

 

 

Obuoba J.A. Adofo

"The Black Chinese"

 

Obuoba J.A. Kwabena Adofo has 115 albums to his credit.  Not too shabby.

"I was nearly killed!"

Speaking with NEWS-ONE, Adofo remembered a plot on his life masterminded by his late promoter named Ango:

'We had an agreement that if I record for him, he will buy me a car. So after we finished the job, he took me to Nigeria to buy the car for me.

We got to Nigeria at about 11:00am but he didn't proceed to the bank to withdraw money for the car. He waited till 4:30pm before we went to the bank.

It was too late so we couldn't buy the car after withdrawing the money. So he said I should rather sleep so that the next day we buy the car.'

He said the promoter gave him the money to keep after putting him in a hotel.

'The money was 10,000 naira but he took 2000 naira. He then hired a hotel called Kwadan for me at Agege, a suburb of Lagos.

In the evening, when I was going to sleep, something told me to go out and look for some tea to take. In the course of taking the tea, I overhead some two Ghanaians chatting in my language.

I greeted them and introduced myself to them. I also told them that a producer brought me to Nigeria to buy a car for me and he came to hire that hotel for me to sleep so that the next day we buy the car.'

According to him, the two guys told him they would not allow him to sleep in that hotel because 'everyday blessed day, the hotel is robbed.

They said if I sleep, there they would rob and kill me. Also, the guys couldn't take me to Apapa where they lived because it was far from where we were.

But they advised me not sleep in the hotel, whatever the case may be. There was this refuse dump behind the hotel, so I went for bedspread and blanket in the hotel room and found matches and set fire on the refuse.

I hid the money in my pants and covered myself with blanket. People who passed thought I was probably a mad person who had come to the area.'

He said, 'The next morning, armed robbers raided the hotel and killed people.  When the producer came to see me in the morning, he looked surprised.

He deliberately put me in that hotel so that they would come and rob the money from me and take it back. They were surprised to see me alive.'

The veteran musician is making the revelation 24 years after the incident occurred. He said he believed he survived because God loved him.

The experience, he noted, opened his eyes to how to deal with people in the music industry.

bloggers note - sounds like my boss..

read more here: http://www.modernghana.com/music/14632/3/i-was-nearly-killed-j-a-adofo.html

 

 

side two:

I have no father

Dabia Menko Mewuo

 

 

 

Special thanks to Moos at Global Groove Independent for posting this great album: http://www.globalgroovers.com/2015/11/city-boys-international-band-of-ghana-ankwanobi-bji-records-1982.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City Boys Band - Nye Asem Hwe

 

 

 

City Boys Band

led by Obuoba J.A. Adofo

 

Nya Asem Hwe

 

released 1980

 

side one:

1 Nya Asem Hwe

2 Nko Nngya M'akyir

3 Osu A Meresu

4 Ofie Nipa Se Wo A

 

 

 

"There are no words eloquent enough to describe this Album.  It is beautiful beyond description.  Why?  Because much of Adofo's talent and musical skill has been displayed in it.  In selections like 'Nko Nngya M'ekyir', 'Ofie Nipa See Woa,' 'Ankwanoma Dede' and 'Nko Besie' to mention but few, the beautiful sweet rhythms and the superbly magnetic voice of Adofo flowing through them, will no doubt give each and every listener of this Album, a complete musical satisfaction.  Just take it easy and listen to the fantastic numbers awaiting you on this LP after which you'll agree with me that this Album is really great, fantastic and magnificent" Samuel Yaw Opong Safo (Wofa Yaw) (from the back cover)

 

side two:

1 Akutiabo

2 Ankwanoma Dede

3 Baabi Dehyee

4 Nko Besie

 

Awesometapes: http://www.awesometapes.com/city-boys-band-led-by-obuoba-j-a-adofo-nya-asem-hwe/

Global Groove: http://www.globalgroovers.com/2011/01/city-boys-band-nya-asem-hwe-led-by.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City Boys International - Merefre No

I am befuddled at the realization that this is the first City Boys International music to appear on this blog.   As they say here in Los Angeles... "Whoa"

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City Boys International Band led by Obuoba J. A. Adofo

Merefre No

year: 1982

side one:   Sikyi Medley – Merefre no – Na mese odo mmra – Yee naa – Kesewa – Yaw donko owora – So wo tuo mu





"Obuoba J. A. Adofo a.k.a. The Black Chinese a.k.a. Chairman Muo, is the Leader of the City Boys Band of Ghana. Highly remembered and adored for his love songs, Adofo and his Ghana's City Boys band are news headliners whenever they perform in Ghana. Nephew of Nana Ampadu (African Brothers Band) and humbly began as a lotto receiver in Accra (Mamprobi) has risen to stardom unsurpassed in Ghana's music history. Almost every mature Ghanaian knows or have heard of Adofo's music. A live dance or concert party performance without playing the ever popular "Ankwanobi" is a receipt for courting disaster at any City Boys band's program. " - Discogs

 

Prekese GhanaMedia said...The great one.......Obouba no doubt represents a true social commentator. Ghana loves you.

 

Charles Okolonji said... Ghana music reigned supreme in Onitsha and Aba in the 70's and 80's! It was the main music in palm wine parlors while relishing "ngwo-ngwo isi ewu" Lord, the world has changed!

 

komputaman said... to the singer of this song - Obuoba J.A. Adofo - thanks for all the songs that have made me feel good since 1975

side two:   Adenkum Medley – Nnonko odede – Mene wo beko man bi – Babi a mewu – Bonini abena – Mede ama onyame



Thanks to Moos at Global Groove Independent for sharing this great music: http://www.globalgroovers.com/2014/08/city-boys-international-band-merefre-nodiram-recordings-1982.html