Black Beats

A atkile ŋa na baŋ taa la boma gyamm naŋ ba seŋ ka a taa gyeremɛ ka fooŋ wa la maala a of meŋa. Zɛloo la soŋ ka te iri a gyeremɛ na a bareka yɛlɛ te naŋ ba de a yiwaabo di. (Borebo kyuu 2025 yuoni) ( mɔ a zanne lɛ ane lɛ fo naŋ na tu kyɛ iri duoro bare)

Black Beats

Black Beat, da e Ghana poɔ yielluŋ pare kaŋa naŋ da maŋ ŋmeɛrɛ gaŋgaa a 1952 yuomo poɔ, nansaalba bompeɛlaa la ka King Bruce ane gyile ŋmeɛrɛ kaŋa naŋ di saka Acquaye. A laŋgbuli noba ŋa da e la noba ba naŋ banne ba ka ba maŋ de ba saaŋkompare boŋŋmeɛrɛ naŋ yi a tuure paaloŋ ane African paaloŋ yiele a lanna taa ka a taa kɔkɔlee ane kɔkɔkpoŋ.

Lɛ a naŋ maŋ tutaa

King Bruce la neɛ naŋ te bee a piili Black Beats laqgbuli pare, a nansaalba bompejlaa ane Saka Acquaye, onaŋ meŋ da la a gyile ŋmeɛrɛ. A laŋgbuli ŋa yuori yi a saŋa banaŋ da boɔlɔ a Ghana ka Gold Coast, banaŋ da yelzaa a kyaare yieluŋ yeltarre, a yi ŋaa puoriŋ la ka highlife yiele a pãã piili ka gyamaa banna a, a yi a tuure paaloŋ. A noba bama la you a Afrikan – Amerikan noba nimie ane yiele kyeɛbo ane a seɛbo aseŋ, Louise Jordan, onaŋ tɔgele de a gaŋgaa ŋmeɛbo ane ba yieluŋ kyeɛbo gɔɔloŋ zaa lantaa.

Black Beat yɛlɛ yaga kponzie da kyaare la lɛ yieluŋ kɔkɔre naŋ sagera ane lɛ Ghana pare boŋŋmeɛrɛ mine meŋ da bebe a wagere na bee a yuomo na poɔ. Be la ka fo maŋ nyɛ noba naŋ ŋmɛ gaŋgaa a seɛ ne yiele ka a tori ne a boŋŋmeɛe. A ba boŋŋmeɛre gɔɔloŋ meŋ da e la a toɔraa lɛ ane E.T Mensah deme.

A 1961 yuomo na poɔ Black Beats naŋ da de weɛŋ ane o taaba na zaa naŋ da ŋmeɛrɛ o wa bare la a toma, a Black Beats piilu ayi soba, Sammy Oddoh meŋ pãã a wagere.

Nyɔvore Tonnoɔɛ

A yi 1950 yuomo a te tɔ 1960 yuomo, Black Beats, da ŋmɛ la yiele gyamaa a deɛne deɛne gyamaa a Ghana paaloŋ zaa poɔ ane a West African tenne poore. Ba da e la noba banaŋ de ba eŋ karataree poɔ a His Master’s Voice (HMV), Decca, Philips, and Senafone.

Ba yiele banaŋ daŋ weɛŋ ŋmɛ ka a yi gbaŋgbale a yiele ama naŋ tu;

· "Teemon Sane"

· "Nkuse Mbaa Dong"

· "Agoogyl"

· "Srotoi Ye Mli"

·  "Nomo Noko"

A  yiele ama da e boma banaŋ de Ghana saaŋkompare boŋŋmeɛre ane Ghana kɔkɔɛ a maale ne a yiele , a pãã paale a Western paaloŋ yiele boŋŋmeɛre. A laŋgbuli ŋa da taa la a gɔɔloŋ a maŋ baŋ de boŋŋmɛ tɛɛtɛɛ a lantaa naŋ yi saaŋkompare tɛɛtɛɛ a maale ne yiele ka noba gba naŋ ba yi Ghana paaloŋ a kyɛllɛ a.

1961 yuoni poɔ, Jerry Hansen, naŋ e gaŋga ŋmeɛrɛ kaŋa, o da bare o la kyɛ gaa te poɔ Ramblers International Band. O da te pɔge la yieluŋ ŋmeɛrɛ kaŋa banaŋ boɔlɔ Black Beats. Aneɛzaa ka King Bruɔe naŋ bare laŋgbuli kyɛ o da te piili maala o meŋa laŋgbuli ane nempaaleba a kyaare ne deɛne o waana ka o deɛne.

A wagere ŋa poɔ la, ka Black Beats da yi yieluŋ mine ka a de yuori yaga

· "Medo Wo Se Nea Woti Ara"

· "Kwemo Ni Okagbi"

· "Odo Fofor"

·  "Nkase Din"

Laŋgbuli Noba mine

Nenzuri noba mine naŋ da be a Black Beats yuomo naŋ pare;

• King Bruce – Trumpet, bandleader

• Saka Acquaye neɛ naŋ wane gyile
• Jerry Hansen – Saxophone (later founder of Ramblers International Band)
• Ebo Taylor – Guitarist and composer (briefly associated)
• Guy Warren (Kofi Ghanaba) – Drummer and percussionist (collaborator in early days)
• Sammy Oddoh
• Dan Acquaye – Vocals
• George Lee – Trombone
• Kwame Mensah – Trumpet
• C.Q. Mintah – Vocals
• George Ofori – Vocals
• Dan Quarcoo
• Alfred Tetteh
• Willie Cofie – Vocals
• Alfred Tetteh
• Aryee Phorson
• Ashifie Rankilor
• Bengo Kwantreng
• Charlie Baiden
• Eddie Owoo
• George Annor
• George Tackie
• Isaac Addignton
• Stanley Lokko
• Thomas Tamakloe
• Yoland Quarcoo
• Kwatei Hammond
• Lamptey Cruikshank
• Louis B. Wadewor
• Mark Antonio Kobla Kotey
• Mike Lewis
• Nobby Amarfio
• Patrick Forson
• Quamina Croffie
• Ray Tetteh
• Rowland Sackey
• Rusty Quarshie

A yele ama naŋ tutaa yi la 1950s ane 1960s yuomo poɔ, a zuo a zaa o naŋ wa maale boŋŋmeɛre laŋgbuli.