When Carlos Santana visited Ghana for Soul-To-Soul 45 Years Ago!

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• Osei kofi 8 years ago

  For some reason you did not mention your compatriot Mike Eghan who was the MC and performed wonderfully that day.It was a great performance and those of us lucky to be there would always be grateful to the organizers.
  
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  For some reason you did not mention your compatriot Mike Eghan who was the MC and performed wonderfully that day.It was a great performance and those of us lucky to be there would always be grateful to the organizers.
  
  Of course Carlos Santana stool the show with the grand finally performance by the voices of East Harlem.
  
  Less we forget Pop staple and the daughters the Staple singers and Ike and Tina Turna.The others including Willie Pee as Mike Eghan introduced him were equally magical.
  
  I am glad you did even though subtly the legacy of the great Nkrumah and what we have now,The GNTC was immaculate with open air areas where one could relax and enjoy the atmosphere.
  
  The continental was clean with a healthy atmosphere with its Bukom night club.Those were the good old days,the reminiscences of yesteryear.

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• Captain Jean-Luc Picard 8 years ago

  Both of you brought memories that reverberate only for those old enough to remember those days and that event.
  
  I was in secondary school far away from the events but these guys stayed in the country for several days and w ...
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  Both of you brought memories that reverberate only for those old enough to remember those days and that event.
  
  I was in secondary school far away from the events but these guys stayed in the country for several days and went around various places. And the newspapers were reporting on all of their movements so we were all hooked.
  
  Then later on the film of the event came to the theaters but everybody who was at the live event said the film was not good.
  
  A few things Cameron didn't mention. There were local performers too on the stage that day. I think Fela still called Ransome-Kuti was there too with a ring in one of his ears.
  
  Carlos Santana popularized "Black Magic Woman" but the original tune was by the early Fleetwood Mac with the original guitarist of the group who left the group early. Interestingly, the drummer of Fleetwook Mac, Mick Fleetwood, visited Ghana in 1982 on some musical research project. No, he didn't come with the group. Faizal Helwani met him at the airport with quality cocaine that Fleetwood never forgot. It's all there in his biography...
  
  Les Macann had some "sideburns" that became popular among the young after the show.
  
  Well, Acheampong wasn't really good at making coups. He didn't make any coup. The 1972 coup was really planned and executed by others who made Acheampong the head...
  
  But thanks for the memories. Most of the visitors to this site are young and have no memories of the events described here. And thanks, good old Cameron, for continue to share your memories with us before whoever made us decides to call you. May you live many more years and may your keyboard never grow rusty.

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• Kojo T 8 years ago

  It was fantabulous .This is real down memory lane

  It was fantabulous .This is real down memory lane

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• LetsBeTolerant 8 years ago

  ok so let's have more of these articles, very interesting.

  ok so let's have more of these articles, very interesting.

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• Niibi 8 years ago

  For a second I was transported to 45 years ago .
  Great story told by a master story teller .
  
  Grateful . You made my evening .

  For a second I was transported to 45 years ago .
  Great story told by a master story teller .
  
  Grateful . You made my evening .

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• Captain Jean-Luc Picard 8 years ago

  Sometimes, it will be nice if you join us on ghanaweb to discuss your pieces. Not all the time but once in a while. It will be greatly appreciated by your numerous admirers - those who remember you from days of yore.
  
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  Sometimes, it will be nice if you join us on ghanaweb to discuss your pieces. Not all the time but once in a while. It will be greatly appreciated by your numerous admirers - those who remember you from days of yore.
  
  The other day Kwame Amamoo's daughter shared her memories of the 24th of Feb, 1966 with us here and she had a lot of healthy response to her piece. The best part was when she came around to answer questions posed by some commentators. It was simply great. I never knew Kwame Amamoo had passed away but I heard it from the daughter.

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• Kwadwo. 8 years ago

  Why should such a brilliant writer visit this site and be insulted by partisan hacks? His articles are so great there is no need for him to respond to anyone's comment.

  Why should such a brilliant writer visit this site and be insulted by partisan hacks? His articles are so great there is no need for him to respond to anyone's comment.

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• Captain Jean-Luc Picard 8 years ago

  Kwadwo, I understand your concerns. It will hurt many of us to see Cameron being insulted by kids and hacks. But I don't think any insults can hurt Cameron. He's experienced and has been through many things.
  
  Moreover, he ...
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  Kwadwo, I understand your concerns. It will hurt many of us to see Cameron being insulted by kids and hacks. But I don't think any insults can hurt Cameron. He's experienced and has been through many things.
  
  Moreover, he doesn't have to respond to every article - just some of the time and some interesting items. Not always!!!
  
  But the most important reason why he should come here is that if he sends his articles to ghanaweb (assuming he does so himself or approves their postings) then it is only courteous and fair on his part to come here some of the time. If he abhors the insults here as much as you think, then he should not be sending his articles here in the first place. He can't want decent people to read his articles without also tolerating the indecent ones. In short, he just can't be the chichidodo - wanting the worms but not the shit in which they thrive! The internet is a new media (before Cameron's time) with its advantages and disadvantages. He just can't take the one and scorn the other.
  
  I can't imagine the thrill I will feel personally, if Cameron Duodu (the man himself) answers a question or takes up an issue I raise with any of his pieces. I bet you, it will feel like touching the Pope! And I know many of his admirers will feel equally honoured by such a gesture. And if anybody insults him, he doesn't have to answer. We, the others, shall take on the "partisan hack" on his behalf.

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• ISSAKA COOMASSIE 8 years ago

  Thank you Cameron Daudu for bringing this episode back to life. I was there and like you, it occasionally flashes back to mind.
  
  How can people criticise you for not mentioning things that THEY saw or remember? All they hav ...
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  Thank you Cameron Daudu for bringing this episode back to life. I was there and like you, it occasionally flashes back to mind.
  
  How can people criticise you for not mentioning things that THEY saw or remember? All they have to do is to bring out their own memories. A good writer does not only reproduce facts but gives a "slice of life" from his own experience that can prod others to bring out theirs too. Thereby, a full picture can emerge. But some of you Ghananians, from what i read on Ghanaweb, are so petty you cannot allow a writer the freedom to express what HE feels or thinks. Those of you who are grateful that your writers continue to do so, despite your
  fellow countrymen's seeming lack of respect, deserve commendation. Not everything can be steeped in controversy, especially things that relate to art. You Ghananians seem to confuse politics with art a lot of the time.
  
  If we had done that to Chinua Achebe or Wole Soyinka in Nigeria, they would have been unable to achieve their objectives of producing great writing!
  
  Be humble enough to accept and appreciate what you get. Who could tell Mr Daoudu to write about something that took place 45 years ago? Only a writer's own imagination can lead him to do that!
  
  How can anyone remember everything about something that took place so long ago?
  
  I am ever grateful that I saw this magnificent concert. Some people came early and saw something. Others came late and saw something else. But I am sure everyone who reads this article will get some extremely sweet memories from it. If it stimulates others to bring out their own versions, which fill up the so-called omissions, all the better. That is what makes the Internet so exciting. Those who want the writer to be answering them are not realistic. By now I am sure he is thinking about what to write next, not how to answer
  people.
  
  VIVA DAODU!

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• Captain Jean-Luc Picard 8 years ago

  Issaka, thirty years ago, it was difficult for print (and even radio) journalists to interact with their readers. It was mostly a one-way megaphone where the journalist wrote and hardly knew the reactions of his readers. He n ...
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  Issaka, thirty years ago, it was difficult for print (and even radio) journalists to interact with their readers. It was mostly a one-way megaphone where the journalist wrote and hardly knew the reactions of his readers. He never even had the chance to interact with them apart from readers' letters some of which may be published long after the appearance of the article and a few people with access to telephone who could call in to radio stations.
  
  That was the time Cameron Duodu was at the height of his journalistic work. The man has seen several things, and changes, over the years and he has tried hard to follow all these. That is why he has also taken to the internet. Today, journalists actively interact with the consumers of their products. The new media have made this possible.
  
  I don't, realistically speaking, think Cameron will come and take part in this discussion perhaps because he is thinking in the old way where he doesn't have to react to his readers. He may not appreciate the INTERACTIVE nature of today's media and today's new journalism where readers are not just passive consumers.
  
  But, if he cares about what his readers think of what he writes, he will read my humble submission - even if he doesn't respond.
  
  But then, for all I know, it may not be Cameron Duodu himself who sends his articles to ghanaweb...

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• Scott Enders 7 years ago

  You are a lucky person to have been there. I'm envious. I've been a fan since 1969. When I saw the movie Soul To Soul and Santana's 3 song set, wow. Would you be willing to provide me with a copy of what you have recorded. ...
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  You are a lucky person to have been there. I'm envious. I've been a fan since 1969. When I saw the movie Soul To Soul and Santana's 3 song set, wow. Would you be willing to provide me with a copy of what you have recorded. Price is no object. I'm a dedicated collector. Thanks for your wonderful article ! Blessings.

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