Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

Data updated on 2025-07-31 14:33:21 UTC

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

12.3 million

Updated on 2025-07-31

Date	Total plays
2025-07-31	12,283,549
2025-07-23	12,207,067
2025-07-14	12,121,397
2025-07-07	12,054,489
2025-06-29	11,977,044
2025-06-20	11,897,776
2025-06-12	11,823,031
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

76,741

Followers

19,334

Top Cities

Amsterdam

2,141 listeners
Barranquilla

4,248 listeners
Bogotá

3,458 listeners
Medellín

2,205 listeners
Paris

1,473 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track	Plays	Duration	Release date
Afrika Yie	1,590,291	6:54	2017-05-12
Teacher	1,282,222	6:56	2017-05-12
Highlife	1,179,368	4:60	1982-01-01
Akoko Ba	1,021,648	5:10	2018-08-01
Abrentsie	619,674	6:13	2013-09-10
Simigwa-Do	554,714	4:18	2017-03-24
Simigwa Soca	502,500	3:43	2018-08-01
Reincarnation	394,275	3:00	2023-04-28
Burkina Faso	353,355	3:50	2018-08-01
Simigwa	312,336	2:03	1982-01-01
Black Woman	301,817	5:31	2019-10-18
I Get Myself To Blame	280,751	7:16	2017-05-12
Walk 4 Ground	274,408	7:38	2017-05-12
Ketan	205,471	5:57	2017-05-12
I Don't Know Why	182,327	7:18	2017-05-12
Yekor Ye A Yeaba	174,524	5:06	2022-09-14
Childish Things	169,973	3:02	2024-07-12
The Message	127,893	7:47	2018-08-01
Ma Play	127,444	8:35	2017-05-12
I No Dey Talk I Do Dey Lie	113,181	6:47	2019-11-22
Minus Me	110,516	4:17	2020-11-04
Let's Be Happy - Disco Mix	109,759	6:59	2022-04-08
Agya	107,291	4:35	2024-04-05
Mango Woman - Sono Rhizmo' Remix	105,272	3:50	2023-07-28
Watch Nobody	91,266	3:04	2020-10-30
No Way - Poirier Remix	89,061	4:27	2022-10-28
All Day All Night (feat. Kofi Kinaata and Gyedu-Blay Ambolley)	88,033	3:00	2021-03-12
Sunkwa	84,029	3:42	2019-11-22
Chop Chop	79,537	4:30	2024-11-01
Mango Woman - 7inch Mix	75,247	3:59	2023-07-28
Bend Down Low	72,693	4:25	2013-09-10
No Way	69,775	4:12	2022-02-28
It's Alright	67,034	7:02	2017-05-12
Who Made Your Body Like Dat	63,738	5:37	2019-11-22
Who Go Pay	61,995	3:32	2019-11-22
Brokos	57,946	3:23	2019-11-22
Mango Woman	57,797	4:51	2023-10-20
Highlife	55,209	4:60	2019-02-15
Abena Repatriation	49,564	3:21	2019-02-22
Round Midnite	47,651	5:04	2022-08-25
Woman Treatment	45,438	3:58	2019-11-22
The Simigwa	43,393	4:39	1975-01-01
Odo Ye Wu	42,061	7:36	2013-09-10
Afrika Yie - Remix	38,254	6:44	2020-05-04
A Love Supreme	36,315	6:10	2022-10-07
Walking Down the Street	35,603	5:31	1982-01-01
Abrantie	31,434	8:58	2013-09-10
Little Small Girl	29,601	5:39	2019-11-22
Adwoa Ammisah	28,810	8:48	2013-09-10
Ignorance	25,930	7:28	2019-11-22
Sankumagye-Love Life	25,438	4:01	2022-10-07
No Way - Village Cuts Remix	24,466	3:48	2022-12-09
All Blues	23,659	6:29	2022-10-07
'Cause I Love You	23,587	4:55	1982-01-01
Wake Up Afrika	22,014	5:01	2025-02-28
Frafranta	20,728	4:58	1982-01-01
Ochoko Bila	20,331	3:15	2025-04-11
Highlife - Alan Dixon Edit	18,279	5:50	2023-08-11
Enyidado	17,769	5:12	2022-10-07
Kwaakwa	17,288	5:20	1975-01-01
Cut Your Coat	15,808	5:18	1982-01-01
Footprints	15,660	5:33	2022-10-07
Fa Na Dem Ara	15,081	4:39	1975-01-01
Asamansudo Groove	14,415	5:37	2022-10-07
Apple	11,468	6:05	2024-05-10
Simigwa Soca	11,079	3:35	2013-09-10
Adwoa	11,025	4:09	1982-01-01
Adwoa Amissah	10,911	7:58	2013-09-10
Simigwa-Do	10,330	4:60	2013-09-10
Woye De Adofo	8,399	7:37	1980-01-01
Control	8,393	7:11	1980-01-01
Don't Go	8,303	5:59	1980-01-01
The Message - God Is Love	7,961	7:48	1980-01-01
Su Nkwa	7,671	6:04	2013-09-10
Take Am So	6,926	5:48	1980-01-01
Ehuruwa	6,829	4:51	2013-09-10
Toffe	6,763	6:52	1975-01-01
Blay's Special	6,658	8:34	2022-10-07
Apple	6,475	6:03	2013-09-10
Mercy Kae Dabi	6,152	3:56	1980-01-01
African Woman	5,882	11:09	2013-09-10
Anoma A	5,831	5:04	2013-09-10
Ejuma	5,708	7:23	2013-09-10
Akoko Ba	5,706	8:30	2013-09-10
New Simi Rapp	5,640	8:27	2025-05-30
Kwaakwaa - Remastered	5,607	5:18	1975-03-21
Akoko Ba	5,583	5:27	1975-01-01
Bon Adoso	5,341	5:35	2025-05-30
Akoka Ba - Remastered	5,289	5:25	1975-03-21
U Like Or U No Like	5,167	5:23	2025-05-30
O Maame O Papa	5,158	4:60	2025-05-30
San Bra-All Blues	4,918	10:01	2013-09-10
This Hustling World - Remastered	4,850	4:14	1975-03-21
Akoko Ba	4,799	5:09	2013-09-10
Black Man's Redenption	4,706	5:09	2013-09-10
Malika (Intro)	4,701	1:59	2013-09-10
This Hustling World	4,573	4:16	1975-01-01
Adwoa	4,403	4:11	1975-01-01
No Peace	4,314	4:56	2013-09-10
If You Want To Know	4,197	3:02	2025-05-30
The Best Things in Life are Free (Live)	4,094	7:09	1975-01-01
Cut Your Coat	4,061	5:48	2013-09-10
Adure	4,050	12:17	2013-09-10
Tutu Bo Vi	3,936	3:43	2013-09-10
Adwoa - Remastered	3,766	4:09	1975-03-21
Get Your Ass Up	3,680	4:21	2013-09-10
Sika Pe (Live)	3,630	8:59	1975-01-01
God E See You	3,472	4:37	2025-05-30
Nsamanfo	3,385	4:49	2013-09-10
Hi-Life Medley	3,320	8:45	2013-09-10
Toffie - Remastered	3,315	6:50	1975-03-21
Si Abotar	3,199	7:16	2024-12-16
Edey Walk	3,196	8:34	2024-12-16
It Doesn't Matter	3,196	4:16	2025-05-30
Fa No Dem Ara - Remastered	3,144	4:37	1975-03-21
Woman's B	3,066	4:33	2013-09-10
I Love You Girl	2,933	6:13	2025-05-30
Corruption	2,888	5:43	2013-09-10
W'aba Wo Kon Ho	2,675	3:23	2013-09-10
Teacher	2,671	7:35	2024-12-16
Bolga Besea	2,659	3:56	1975-01-01
Secondi Brass Band	2,634	10:21	2013-09-10
Atwe Wo Tsir	2,388	6:34	2013-09-10
This is My Point of View (Live)	2,325	5:47	1975-01-01
Cut Your Coat	2,265	5:22	2013-09-10
Africa	2,256	3:17	2013-09-10
No Place Like Asamansudu (Live)	2,229	4:51	1975-01-01
Conscious	2,009	5:54	2013-09-10
Adeesa	1,985	5:29	2013-09-10
Democracy/Democrazy	1,915	5:58	2013-09-10
Chapel Dan Mu	1,872	7:01	2013-09-10
Secondi Classic	1,784	4:11	2013-09-10
Round Midnite	1,736	8:45	2013-09-10
Amponsah	1,732	6:45	2024-12-16
Ehuru A Hwehwe Baadi Koto	1,653	6:05	1975-01-01
Mental Slavery	1,595	2:52	2013-09-10
Edwuma	1,138	5:46	2013-09-10
God Is Love	1,034	14:03	2013-09-16
4 & 6 (Zion-Zakia)	< 1000	0:13	2013-09-10