If you listen to 'Yen Era' you will not only hear the high-energy afrobeat, sweet highlife, Jazz and konkoma influences that he's famous for. There is also a disco pulse and hard-hitting percussive edge to the tracks, which were produced by Justin Adams (Tinariwen, Rachid Taha, Robert Plant) and recorded in the live room at Electric Monkey Studio in Amsterdam. An Ebo Taylor for these times, you might say. -
Issued in a Digipak.
"Yen Ara" is a vibrant CD album by Ghanaian highlife and soul artist Ebo Taylor, released by the respected reissue and specialist label Mr Bongo. Rooted in classic highlife traditions yet refreshed with a modern, powerful band sound, the record blends upbeat horn arrangements, grooving bass lines and percussive rhythms with socially conscious and reflective lyrics. Across the album, Taylor's warm guitar playing and charismatic vocal presence create a rich, organic listening experience that bridges vintage Afrobeat, jazz-influenced harmonies and contemporary production clarity. "Yen Ara" works both as an entry point for new listeners discovering West African highlife and as a deep, rewarding listen for long-time fans of Afro-soul and jazz-funk from Ghana.
As the manufacturer and label, Mr Bongo is internationally known for its carefully curated catalogue of global music, with a strong focus on Latin, African, soul, funk and rare groove reissues as well as selected new recordings. The label is praised for high production standards, tasteful artwork and detailed liner notes, helping to reintroduce overlooked classics and important artists to new generations of listeners and collectors.
Ebo Taylor is widely regarded as one of the key figures in Ghanaian highlife and Afrobeat, active since the 1960s as a guitarist, composer, bandleader and arranger. Over the decades he has collaborated with many of Ghana's leading musicians and has developed a distinctive style that fuses traditional Ghanaian rhythms with jazz, funk and soul. In recent years his international profile has grown strongly, with his earlier recordings being rediscovered, sampled by producers and DJs, and reissued to critical acclaim. "Yen Ara" captures Taylor in late career form, still creative, energetic and influential within the global Afro-music scene.
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