G. for Kweku Of GhanIZEM for In Ze Early MorningThe encounter between the Ghanaian singer and the French beatmaker is not a story of acronyms, but rather one of a fruitful collaboration between two expatriates who, from their new bases, better capture the surrounding vibrations.Singer and multi-instrumentalist, K.O.G duplicates himself whenever a new musical ambition requires it. K.O.G. and The Zongo Brigade, K.O.G and The Allstar Revolution, Onipa Project, he also works solo, infusing funk, dancehall, reggae, jungle or house with his furious Afro sap that now erupts from Sheffield.With a guitar slung over his shoulder, he left for Spain, and it was in Brazil and then Argentina that iZEM collaborated on numerous projects before settling in Dublin, behind two turntables and a mixer, to finally head for Lisbon. A first album, Hafa, released on Soundway Records, but above all a permanent connection with Lusophone music from South America and Africa.iZEM + K.O.G., two connoisseurs of sounds, experiences and experimentation. Two artists for whom collaborating with others allows them to move forward by discovering, but also to open the doors of creation ever wider. It's no surprise that one day their respective musical radars would detect each other and bring them together on Change.A universal value of tolerance, Fender Rhodes and the guitar will pave the way for the thunder of a bass drum that will only accentuate its hammering, carrying percussion, saxophone and synths in its resonance. A track on which K.O.G is a chameleon, chanting, singing, drawing as much from his African roots as from those from Jamaica or US soul.Second release from Pura Vida Sounds, the Heavenly Sweetness sub-division directed by Guts. This time, it's a magnificent 45 rpm record, the meeting between the most tropical of French producers, IZEM, and the rising Ghanaian singer, KOG.
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