Ghana Special, Vol. 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds in the Diaspora 1980-93

Soundway’s first Ghana Special compilation focused on rock- and funk-influenced songs recorded between 1968 and 1981, often originally released as 45 RPM singles. The second volume moves on to a different time period, documenting an era in which the country’s music was heavily influenced by post-disco and boogie, new wave, and Caribbean sounds such as zouk and soca. Many of these tracks originally appeared on the less time-restricted formats of cassette or LP, allowing the dance grooves to st…