Music of Sunday, 29 August 2004

Source: ghanamusic.com

Omane Acheampong Out With ?Yoo?

Two and a half years after releasing the controversial piece, ?Tabitha-Kum?, which eventually became a hit song in the country, Nicholas Omane Acheampong is here again with another album, ?Yoo?.

Indeed, with the releasing of this new album, Omane Acheampong, who is popularly known in the music circles as Tabitha-Kum has proved that he is the gospel artiste to watch on the local gospel scene at the moment.

The kind of lyrics, musical and instrumental arrangements he employed on all the tracks, especially the title track, ?Yoo? and the another track, which he calls ?Al-quaeda?, the guy who is also regarded in the Ghanaian media as the man with the tallest ?ponk? hair style in the country has demonstrated that he has a lot to offer the local gospel industry.

And that probably explains why one Disk Jockey (DJ), Nat Sankofa Tete Atta of Peace FM described it as ?Creativity at its best?, when he first aired the song on his radio network last Monday. ?Yoo? comes with a unique instrumental arrangement, which has a blend of traditional tunes from the Ashanti, Northern and Upper East regions of Ghana, as well as Mauritania, Mali and other countries on the African continent.

The nine-track album has already started enjoying some airplay since last Saturday and the response coming out from all angles of the music industry is indeed impressive. Watch out for Yoo for, it is bound to become an award winning song when it receives the needed promotion and publicity.