Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

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It is refreshing to know that the career of singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Gyedu-Blay Ambolley from Ghana appears to be on a roll. Reissues of his old albums, ongoing live-tours and new recordings are keeping the veteran - born in 1947 in Sekondi, Ghana, in the public eye. Ambolley is vocally masterful and an oustanding leader of his super tight Sekondi Band. Gyedu-Blay Ambolley is sometimes referred to as the ‘James Brown' of Ghana. And not without reason. With his deep and groovy Afrofunk sound, that he called Simigwa-do, he exploded on the Ghanaian music scene in 1973. His concoction of highlife, funk, jazz, soul and proto-rap was - and still is - exhilarating.

Genres

: afrobeat highlife champeta hiplife

Total plays

11.7 million

Updated on 2025-06-05

Date	Total plays
2025-06-05	11,736,020
2025-05-27	11,644,831
2025-05-19	11,584,156
2025-05-04	11,464,064
2025-04-24	11,388,272
2025-04-15	11,312,096
2025-04-07	11,253,418
2025-03-30	11,201,549
2025-03-21	11,143,981
2025-03-12	11,087,471
2025-03-04	11,027,970
2025-02-23	10,962,481
2025-02-14	12,467,439
2025-02-05	12,408,899
2025-01-26	12,341,555
2025-01-17	12,280,830
2025-01-08	12,217,042
2024-12-31	12,156,009
2024-12-22	12,093,078
2024-12-14	12,041,044
2024-11-25	11,926,187
2024-06-11	10,579,635
2024-05-31	10,472,218
2024-05-16	10,325,630
2024-04-29	10,176,625
2024-04-14	10,048,451
2024-03-30	9,935,100
2024-03-15	9,831,681
2024-02-29	9,730,939
2024-02-15	9,632,302
2023-11-29	9,146,958
2023-10-19	8,899,217
2023-10-03	8,801,914
2023-09-18	8,708,328
2023-08-29	8,541,130
2023-08-25	8,354,552
2023-08-21	8,136,267

Social media links

Monthly listeners

73,135

Followers

18,634

Top Cities

Amsterdam

2,222 listeners
Barranquilla

3,203 listeners
Bogotá

2,790 listeners
Medellín

1,771 listeners
London

1,669 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track	Plays	Duration	Release date
Afrika Yie	1,543,062	6:54	2017-05-12
Teacher	1,251,340	6:56	2017-05-12
Highlife	1,116,585	4:60	1982-01-01
Akoko Ba	1,006,942	5:10	2018-08-01
Abrentsie	575,630	6:13	2013-09-10
Simigwa-Do	542,050	4:18	2017-03-24
Simigwa Soca	449,488	3:43	2018-08-01
Reincarnation	337,594	3:00	2023-04-28
Burkina Faso	332,343	3:50	2018-08-01
Simigwa	304,104	2:03	1982-01-01
Black Woman	290,292	5:31	2019-10-18
I Get Myself To Blame	277,793	7:16	2017-05-12
Walk 4 Ground	270,543	7:38	2017-05-12
Ketan	195,111	5:57	2017-05-12
I Don't Know Why	179,206	7:18	2017-05-12
Yekor Ye A Yeaba	171,868	5:06	2022-09-14
Childish Things	160,556	3:02	2024-07-12
The Message	125,352	7:47	2018-08-01
Ma Play	124,887	8:35	2017-05-12
I No Dey Talk I Do Dey Lie	110,460	6:47	2019-11-22
Minus Me	109,307	4:17	2020-11-04
Let's Be Happy - Disco Mix	104,955	6:59	2022-04-08
Mango Woman - Sono Rhizmo' Remix	103,379	3:50	2023-07-28
Agya	93,595	4:35	2024-04-05
Watch Nobody	90,511	3:04	2020-10-30
All Day All Night (feat. Kofi Kinaata and Gyedu-Blay Ambolley)	86,417	3:00	2021-03-12
No Way - Poirier Remix	84,475	4:27	2022-10-28
Sunkwa	81,452	3:42	2019-11-22
Chop Chop	71,109	4:30	2024-11-01
Bend Down Low	69,647	4:25	2013-09-10
Mango Woman - 7inch Mix	69,534	3:59	2023-07-28
No Way	67,717	4:12	2022-02-28
It's Alright	65,577	7:02	2017-05-12
Who Made Your Body Like Dat	62,138	5:37	2019-11-22
Who Go Pay	58,420	3:32	2019-11-22
Brokos	56,352	3:23	2019-11-22
Mango Woman	54,715	4:51	2023-10-20
Highlife	54,299	4:60	2019-02-15
Abena Repatriation	48,703	3:21	2019-02-22
Round Midnite	46,687	5:04	2022-08-25
The Simigwa	42,866	4:39	1975-01-01
Woman Treatment	42,497	3:58	2019-11-22
Odo Ye Wu	41,762	7:36	2013-09-10
Afrika Yie - Remix	37,509	6:44	2020-05-04
A Love Supreme	34,835	6:10	2022-10-07
Walking Down the Street	33,574	5:31	1982-01-01
Abrantie	29,717	8:58	2013-09-10
Little Small Girl	29,181	5:39	2019-11-22
Adwoa Ammisah	26,916	8:48	2013-09-10
Ignorance	25,524	7:28	2019-11-22
Sankumagye-Love Life	24,504	4:01	2022-10-07
No Way - Village Cuts Remix	23,933	3:48	2022-12-09
All Blues	23,026	6:29	2022-10-07
'Cause I Love You	22,774	4:55	1982-01-01
Frafranta	20,237	4:58	1982-01-01
Highlife - Alan Dixon Edit	17,524	5:50	2023-08-11
Enyidado	17,365	5:12	2022-10-07
Kwaakwa	17,146	5:20	1975-01-01
Wake Up Afrika	16,425	5:01	2025-02-28
Footprints	15,348	5:33	2022-10-07
Cut Your Coat	15,023	5:18	1982-01-01
Fa Na Dem Ara	14,930	4:39	1975-01-01
Ochoko Bila	14,731	3:15	2025-04-11
Asamansudo Groove	13,742	5:37	2022-10-07
Simigwa Soca	10,853	3:35	2013-09-10
Adwoa Amissah	10,741	7:58	2013-09-10
Apple	10,637	6:05	2024-05-10
Adwoa	10,511	4:09	1982-01-01
Simigwa-Do	10,196	4:60	2013-09-10
Woye De Adofo	8,289	7:37	1980-01-01
Control	8,198	7:11	1980-01-01
Don't Go	8,176	5:59	1980-01-01
The Message - God Is Love	7,778	7:48	1980-01-01
Su Nkwa	7,556	6:04	2013-09-10
Take Am So	6,824	5:48	1980-01-01
Ehuruwa	6,757	4:51	2013-09-10
Toffe	6,636	6:52	1975-01-01
Blay's Special	6,496	8:34	2022-10-07
Apple	6,381	6:03	2013-09-10
Mercy Kae Dabi	6,083	3:56	1980-01-01
African Woman	5,818	11:09	2013-09-10
Anoma A	5,744	5:04	2013-09-10
Ejuma	5,621	7:23	2013-09-10
Akoko Ba	5,566	8:30	2013-09-10
Akoko Ba	5,341	5:27	1975-01-01
San Bra-All Blues	4,841	10:01	2013-09-10
Akoko Ba	4,716	5:09	2013-09-10
Malika (Intro)	4,654	1:59	2013-09-10
Black Man's Redenption	4,637	5:09	2013-09-10
This Hustling World	4,411	4:16	1975-01-01
No Peace	4,267	4:56	2013-09-10
Adwoa	4,263	4:11	1975-01-01
The Best Things in Life are Free (Live)	4,041	7:09	1975-01-01
Adure	4,005	12:17	2013-09-10
Cut Your Coat	3,986	5:48	2013-09-10
Tutu Bo Vi	3,872	3:43	2013-09-10
Get Your Ass Up	3,632	4:21	2013-09-10
Sika Pe (Live)	3,563	8:59	1975-01-01
Nsamanfo	3,319	4:49	2013-09-10
Hi-Life Medley	3,276	8:45	2013-09-10
Edey Walk	3,102	8:34	2024-12-16
Si Abotar	3,078	7:16	2024-12-16
Woman's B	3,015	4:33	2013-09-10
Corruption	2,845	5:43	2013-09-10
W'aba Wo Kon Ho	2,629	3:23	2013-09-10
Bolga Besea	2,615	3:56	1975-01-01
Secondi Brass Band	2,596	10:21	2013-09-10
Teacher	2,558	7:35	2024-12-16
Atwe Wo Tsir	2,355	6:34	2013-09-10
O Maame O Papa	2,313	4:60	2025-05-30
This is My Point of View (Live)	2,271	5:47	1975-01-01
Cut Your Coat	2,224	5:22	2013-09-10
Africa	2,220	3:17	2013-09-10
No Place Like Asamansudu (Live)	2,183	4:51	1975-01-01
Kwaakwaa - Remastered	2,079	5:18	1975-03-21
Conscious	1,972	5:54	2013-09-10
Adeesa	1,931	5:29	2013-09-10
Akoka Ba - Remastered	1,906	5:25	1975-03-21
Democracy/Democrazy	1,846	5:58	2013-09-10
Chapel Dan Mu	1,828	7:01	2013-09-10
Secondi Classic	1,758	4:11	2013-09-10
This Hustling World - Remastered	1,758	4:14	1975-03-21
Round Midnite	1,706	8:45	2013-09-10
If You Want To Know	1,657	3:02	2025-05-30
Amponsah	1,640	6:45	2024-12-16
Ehuru A Hwehwe Baadi Koto	1,607	6:05	1975-01-01
Bon Adoso	1,594	5:35	2025-05-30
Mental Slavery	1,566	2:52	2013-09-10
U Like Or U No Like	1,341	5:23	2025-05-30
New Simi Rapp	1,254	8:27	2025-05-30
Toffie - Remastered	1,242	6:50	1975-03-21
Adwoa - Remastered	1,186	4:09	1975-03-21
Edwuma	1,116	5:46	2013-09-10
God E See You	1,053	4:37	2025-05-30
Fa No Dem Ara - Remastered	1,007	4:37	1975-03-21
4 & 6 (Zion-Zakia)	< 1000	0:13	2013-09-10
God Is Love	< 1000	14:03	2013-09-16
I Love You Girl	< 1000	6:13	2025-05-30
It Doesn't Matter	< 1000	4:16	2025-05-30