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Founded in Accra, Ghana in 2014, Kwashibu Area Band is a dynamic musical collective led by Kwame Yeboah and Ben Abarbanel-Wolff. Dedicated to preserving and innovating Ghanaian Highlife music, the band has emerged as a pivotal force in contemporary African music.
Multi-instrumentalist Kwame Yeboah brings a lifetime of musical expertise, having been steeped in highlife music from birth: Kwame’s father is the iconic Ghanaian bandleader A.K. Yeboah. He played with <a href="spotify:artist:5Srr8CsYT9xRifueF2aswt" data-name="Eddie Donkor">Eddie Donkor</a> as a teenager and served as musical director for <a href="spotify:artist:12X85dtebfc7JTZ8iMBT2o" data-name="Osibisa">Osibisa</a> in his early twenties.
Saxophonist Ben Abarbanel-Wolff's musical journey includes producing <a href="spotify:artist:2gR0iQTVBPHDKiNn1Kq8HI" data-name="Ebo Taylor">Ebo Taylor</a>'s acclaimed albums <a href="spotify:album:4MTtvGnI74RyOmG5UrVZhf" data-name="Love & Death">Love & Death</a> and <a href="spotify:album:2UfyllUviLjlky3zLEK87J" data-name="Appia Kwa Bridge">Appia Kwa Bridge</a>, which set a new blueprint for contemporary highlife on the international stage.
Kwashibu's collaborative approach has seen them work with legendary singers like <a href="spotify:artist:6bDPzH0ZXkaMcXYlcQ2yoy" data-name="Pat Thomas">Pat Thomas</a> and a rotating collective of world-class musicians. Under the moniker <a href="spotify:album:2HMkfg3XgwUka7EnAvGbPC" data-name="Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band">Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band</a> they released two acclaimed albums on Strut Records demonstrating their deep understanding of the heart and soul of the Ghanaian music experience.
Multi-instrumentalist Kwame Yeboah brings a lifetime of musical expertise, having been steeped in highlife music from birth: Kwame’s father is the iconic Ghanaian bandleader A.K. Yeboah. He played with <a href="spotify:artist:5Srr8CsYT9xRifueF2aswt" data-name="Eddie Donkor">Eddie Donkor</a> as a teenager and served as musical director for <a href="spotify:artist:12X85dtebfc7JTZ8iMBT2o" data-name="Osibisa">Osibisa</a> in his early twenties.
Saxophonist Ben Abarbanel-Wolff's musical journey includes producing <a href="spotify:artist:2gR0iQTVBPHDKiNn1Kq8HI" data-name="Ebo Taylor">Ebo Taylor</a>'s acclaimed albums <a href="spotify:album:4MTtvGnI74RyOmG5UrVZhf" data-name="Love & Death">Love & Death</a> and <a href="spotify:album:2UfyllUviLjlky3zLEK87J" data-name="Appia Kwa Bridge">Appia Kwa Bridge</a>, which set a new blueprint for contemporary highlife on the international stage.
Kwashibu's collaborative approach has seen them work with legendary singers like <a href="spotify:artist:6bDPzH0ZXkaMcXYlcQ2yoy" data-name="Pat Thomas">Pat Thomas</a> and a rotating collective of world-class musicians. Under the moniker <a href="spotify:album:2HMkfg3XgwUka7EnAvGbPC" data-name="Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band">Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band</a> they released two acclaimed albums on Strut Records demonstrating their deep understanding of the heart and soul of the Ghanaian music experience.
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