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Its 2002. On a makeshift stall in Cape Coast, Ghana, Brian Shimkovitz, a young American ethnomusicologist, buys a cassette tape. The bright yellow cover features a picture of the artist clutching a microphone and sporting a denim jacket, black cap worn backwards and dark sunglasses. Hes called Ata Kak... Who is the man behind this bizarre blend of excited shrieks, raps and 90s beats who, unknowingly, now has a fanbase of cool kids, online music geeks and world music devotees? ---------------------------------------------- SECOUSSE the ghetto music department of Le Comptoir Général secousse.org ----------------------------------------------
Posted on: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 18:00:01 +0000

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