Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
Background information
Born1947 (age 77–78)
OriginSekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
Los Angeles, United States
Genres
Occupations
  • Saxophonist
  • bass guitarist
  • guitarist
  • composer
  • percussionist
  • singer
  • band leader
  • arranger
  • record producer
Years activeEarly 1970s–present
Labels
  • Essiebons Records
  • Wea International
  • Dix Records
  • Simigwa
Websitewww.ambolley.com

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley is a Ghanaian highlife musician, songwriter, producer, and composer. The first musician from Ghana and the world to formally incorporate rap forms into local highlife rhythms, Ambolley created the musical genre Simigwa.

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