Format: 2 x 12" Vinyl
Catalogue No.: BBE791CLP
Barcode: 198588747292
Release Date: 07 Mar 2025
Genre: African

ASONA RECORDS HIGHLIFE MAGIC: AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GARDEN?? A couple of years back, UK-based House DJ Jerry Frempong’s wife Katie was doing a spring clean at the family home. At the bottom of the garden, amongst a pile of rusty garden tools, she discovered a couple of mysterious bin-bags. She was about to assign them to the skip with everything else, but a sixth sense persuaded her to check the contents. It was a huge pile of rare soul, funk, disco, boogie and- yes – Ghana Highlife records. Katie brought this to the attention of Jerry, who immediately understood the significance of the treasure trove. Jerry’s Father, Anthony Roberts Frempong, who had passed away in 2011, was the founder of one of the most significant Ghanaian record and music companies anywhere in the world: Asona Records. Asona was founded in the mid-80s, with little fanfare, in Peckham, South East London. It was a label with a firm mission: Burger Highlife. No, not a swanky fast-food chain, nor a 5-star German hotel chain, but a record label devoted to the new African dance music genre that was sweeping Europe, North America and West Africa at the time – Electric Highlife. BBE Music owner Pete Adarkwah caught wind of the serendipitous discovery and approached Jerry to discuss the reissue of this historic catalogue

Tracklisting
Disc: 1
1. Wobre
2. Odo Pa
3. Kokroko Special
4. Bribiara Wone Mmre
5. Saturday Night
6. Maame
7. Biribi Aye Me

Disc: 2
1. Me Nyame
2. Kweku Anansi
3. Onipa Dasa Ni
4. Make Me Know My Position
5. Monsom
6. It's High Time
7. Odo Mewu