Here comes indigenous groove

The Base Lounge at Osu in Accra has become the centre for new and innovative acts in the city to display their abilities and the latest to walk in with creativity is the Indigenous Groove group led on guitar and vocals by Kojo ‘Sankofa’ Gyan-Apenteng.

The venue will host a listening and pre-launch party of Indigenous Groove’s maiden album Sankofa on Thursday, October 2 from 8.00pm.

Formed around Kojo ‘Sankofa’ Gyan-Apenteng, Afrikan Baby (AB) and Nehanda Rasheedah Gyan-Apenteng, the group is sometimes augmented by other ‘kindred spirits.’ It explores acoustic guitar rhythms flavoured with engrossing African percussion and its repertoire sways between reggae, soul, Rhythm and Blues and Afro-jazz.

A self-taught guitarist, Kojo Sankofa is also a journalist and a poet. Acts he has been associated with before Indigenous Groove came along include Jah Fountain, Shirrinshirinshi and D-Minor.

He hatched the idea to organise the first acoustic music festival in Ghana last year. The group’s other lead singer, Nehanda, is comfortable with a wide variety of vocal styles and often embellishes the Indigenous Groove sound with her versatility.

The underground music scene here is brimming with brilliant, compelling talents like Indigenous Groove and they are anxiously counting the days till October 2 when they unleash their flair for all to see and hear.