Borga Revolution! Ghanaian Music in the Digital Age, 1983 - 1992 (Volume 1)Various Artists

• Uncle Joe’s Afri-Beat – Eshe Wo Kon Ho
• Thomas Frempong – Mada Meho So
• Native Spirit – Odo San Bra Fie
• George Darko – Medo Menuanom (12” Version)
• Wilson Boateng – Mabre Agu
• Paa Jude – Odo Refre Wo
• Aban – Efie Nnye
• Wilson Boateng – Asew Watchman
• Uncle Joe’s Afri-Beat – Mr. D.J.
• George Darko – Obi Abayewa
• Dr. K. Gyasi’s Noble Kings – Damfo Agoo/David Akofo/Obegyaa Nowa/Okwantuni Moboro (Medley)

• 1. Uncle Joe’s Afri-Beat – Eshe Wo Kon Ho
• 2. Thomas Frempong – Mada Meho So
• 3. Native Spirit – Odo San Bra Fie
• 4. George Darko – Medo Menuanom (12” Version)
• 5. Wilson Boateng – Mabre Agu
• 6. Paa Jude – Odo Refre Wo
• 7. Aban – Efie Nnye
• 8. Wilson Boateng – Asew Watchman
• 9. Uncle Joe’s Afri-Beat – Mr. D.J.
• 10. George Darko – Obi Abayewa
• 11. Dr. K. Gyasi’s Noble Kings – Damfo Agoo/David Akofo/Obegyaa Nowa/Okwantuni Moboro (Medley)

Kalita release the first ever compilation focussing on the phenomenon of ‘Burger Highlife’, a crossover of West African melodies with synthesizers, disco and boogie that took over Ghanaian airwaves during the 1980’s and beyond. Highlighting key recordings from genre defining artists including Thomas Frempong and George Darko, as well as more obscure sought-after tracks by elusive bands such as Aban and Uncle Joe’s Afri-Beat, Kalita come to the rescue of audiophiles, DJs and music-lovers alike with ‘Borga Revolution!’ Spread over a double-LP housed in a gatefold sleeve. Accompanied by a 16-page booklet featuring extensive interview-based liner notes on each artist and never-before-seen archival photos.

The 1970s had witnessed an increased Western airtime and physical presence in Ghana introducing funk, soul and disco sounds to the region. By the turn of the decade the country was also enduring economic turmoil, with rising poverty, military dictatorships and long periods of enforced curfews (amongst other factors) making it impossible for artists to survive.

It is in this context in which the evolution of Ghanaian dance music and the emergence of ‘Burger Highlife’ was born. With ‘Borga Revolution!’ Kalita endeavour to tell this story, with prominent and lesser-known musicians’ accounts and documentary evidence providing a comprehensive understanding of this shift to the digital age.