Alogte Oho & his Sounds of Joy + support: Sofanyama // SALT, Oslo
Schedule
Tue Jul 04 2023 at 08:30 pm
Location
SALT art & music | Oslo, OS
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Ghanesiske Alogte Oho er en av de fremste Frafra gospel-artistene fra den eksplosive musikkscenen i Bolgatanga i det nordlige Ghana. Sammen med sitt faste kor Sounds of Joy, leverer Alogte Oho livsbejaende musikk som man kan trekke veksler til highlife-tradisjonen fra Ghana: en megapopulær musikkstil med elementer fra jazz, afrobeat, folkemusikk og rock som har spredd seg langt utover landegrensene. I sin oppvekst drømte Alogte Oho om å bli med i kirkekoret, og som trettenåring gikk drømmen i oppfyllelse. Siden den gang har han hatt en innholdsrik karriere. Det første albumet hans ble utgitt i 2007, og etter noen år sto soloprosjektet stødig på bena. I 2014 kom hans første internasjonale utgivelse, «Zota Yinne» på det tyske plateselskapet Philophon. Med utgivelsen av «Mam Yinne Wa» i 2016 entret Oho for alvor den internasjonale musikkscenen. Nå er han klar med ny musikk og Norgesbesøk!
ENGLISH BIO:
Born to a Frafra father and an Akim mother, he grew up in the rainforest of southern Ghana before moving up to the land of the Frafra in the savannah of northern Ghana as a young boy.
Growing up in Namoo, his father’s village of origin, he was deeply impressed by the glorious moments he experienced during the services at the village’s church. All that singing and drumming ensured he was the first at church every Sunday, long before the service even started.
His only wish at the time was to be old enough to join the church choir. When he turned thirteen his wish came true and he instantly had his first studio experience, as the choir recorded a series of cassettes on which he performed.
After he had finished school he focused on his own career as a Frafra-Gospel artist. In 2007 he released his first album, but it took another five years for him to have his break through as a leading singer. Since the release of his third album in 2012, which contained the original version of „Mam Yinne Wa“, he was booked for almost all of the festivals and celebrations in the region and was also invited to almost all of the countless Frafra communities which exist
all over Ghana.
In 2013 Max Weissenfeldt visited Bolgatanga, the capital of the Frafra for the first time. When he stepped out of the bus at the main market a song by Alogte was playing loudly through some big speakers. He was immediately captured by the music and arranged to meet with Alogte. After a short introduction they both agreed to do some recordings. Weissenfeldt had some instrumentals with him, so he charged his laptop well, packed his microphone and Alogte drove with him through the savannah into the backcountry of the Frafra land. When they had arrived in Namoo, Max set up his studio and Alogte assembled
the Sounds of Joy. The result was „Zota Yinne“, which became Oho’s first single released on Philophon in 2014. For some reason the song became a hit in Reggae sound system circles and is already a very sought after collectors item.
The same year Weissenfeldt returned to Ghana from Germany with some fellow musicians to play an extended tour through Ghana alongside Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy and Kologo master Guy One (Guy One - #1, released on Philophon in 2018). During that tour he learned a dozen songs by Alogte. Following this, 2016 saw the release of the follow up single „Mam Yinne Wa“. In the same way as the locally released version pushed Alogte to the top of Frafra-Gospel singers, this newly produced version made him a global player.
SUPPORT: SOFANYAMA
Den gambiske gitarvirtuosen Sankung Jobarteh er vokst opp i den vestafrikanske griot-tradisjonen og har siden 80-tallet vært en ledende utøver og formidler av den moderne gambiske musikkretningen Afro-Manding.
Gjennom sine aktive år i Oslo har han samlet og turnért med flere utgaver av sitt bandkonsept Sofanyama. Dette konseptet er Jobartehs livsverk og er dedikert til hans egen låtskriving i møtet mellom vest-afrikansk tradisjonsmusikk og moderne vestlig pop og rock.
I 2023 består Sofanyama av Espen Fladmoe Wolmer (trommer), Simen Nyutstumo Stensland (keyboards) og Adrian du Monceau (bass). Sammen med Jobarteh levendegjør de Sofanyamas musikalske univers av vest-afrikansk folk/rock-fusion.
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Where is it happening?
SALT art & music, Festningsallmenningen,Oslo, NorwayEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
