Batman Lets the New Album Out Of the Music Bag

Veteran Ghanaian highlife musical icon, Gyedu Blay Ambolley, is about to hit the scene with his latest release titled ?African Highlife?.

The effort is the result of the pooling of talents, involving Ambolley, African Brothers and Next Generation.

Even though Ambolley did not give the date, time and venue of the release, he says ?I want to surprise my audience.?

Speaking to the ?Spectator Entertainment? Ambolley who has 21 albums to his credit since 1973 , stressed the need for young Ghanaian musicians to explore the highlife musical genre rather than focusing on only hiplife.

He said hiplife was being given more attention than highlife music to the extent of total neglect.

Highlife, Ambolley said, was the cradle of Ghanaian music and as such nothing should be done to obliterate it from the centre-stage of Ghanaian music.

?I would wish that our young and up and coming musicians look up to us their mentors for inspiration to enable them to promote and produce more highlife music.?

Gyedu Blay Ambolley who has just returned to the country from his United States temporary base said he is working with musicians of other nationalities in the US.

?This is because music is universal and knows no political boundary, he told the ?Spectator?.

Mr Ambolley and his long time friend and musician Ebo Taylor were at the World Bank Country Director?s residence to participate in the musical event to celebrate the life and death of Malian musician Ali Farka Toure.