Ebo Taylor - My Love and Music [Vinyl LP]

Ebo Taylor - My Love and Music [Vinyl LP]

Details

• Format: LP, Vinyl, Album, Reissue
• Catalogue Number: MRBLP132
• Barcode: 7119691241715
• Genre: World Music / Afrobeat / Highlife
• Label: Mr Bongo
• Originally Released: 1977
• Pressing: Vinyl LP
• Condition: New & Sealed

Description

My Love and Music is a landmark album by Ghanaian guitarist, composer and bandleader Ebo Taylor, originally released in 1977 and brought to a global audience through Mr Bongo's reissue programme. Taylor's music sits at the intersection of Ghanaian highlife, Afrobeat and funk, with intricate guitar work, driving rhythms and rich vocal harmonies creating a sound of joyful complexity.

The title track My Love and Music builds around Taylor's distinctive guitar style, which weaves melodic lines through a rhythmic framework that draws on both West African and Western funk traditions. Come Along is a dancefloor-ready track with an infectious vocal refrain. Heaven slows the tempo for a more reflective mood. Taylor's influence on contemporary Afrobeat and world music has grown significantly since these recordings were rediscovered, earning him recognition as one of Ghana's most important musical figures.

Tracklist

Side A

1. My Love and Music
2. Come Along
3. Heaven

Side B

1. What Is Life
2. Mumudey Mumudey
3. Christ Will Come Again

Credits

• Ebo Taylor - Guitar, Vocals