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ARTIST
TITLE
Making Moves
FORMAT
LP

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OH 041LP OH 041LP
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RELEASE DATE
2/14/2025

LP version. "Life has never been easy, so keep moving" is the opening line of "Making Moves," the title song of Santrofi's new album. In 2021 their celebrated debut Alewa introduced this eight-piece Highlife collective powerhouse from Accra to the world. After five solid years on the road, Santrofi is now ready to release some fresh material. co-produced and mixed by four-time Grammy Award winner Jerry Boys (REM, Ali Farka Toure, Buena Vista Social Club, Orchestra Baobab, Kronos Quartet). Making Moves is both a celebration of Santrofi's roots and a leap into the future of Highlife. The opening track "Amina" is a Ghanaian childhood game turned Highlife funk. It draws from the past, pushing it into the future. The title song "Making Moves" sees Santrofi team up with the current booming Afrobeatscene in Ghana: It features Ghanas Newcomers Kofi Jamar and Arathejay. "Su nkwa" sees Santrofi celebrating their love for typical Sikji Highlife music. From the opening Highlife funk of "Amina" to the Ghanaian-childhood-game-turned- boogie-banger "Gyae Me How," this record will get you dancing. Led by producer-bassist Kojo Ofori, Santrofi unites eight of Accra's most gifted musicians with a passion for both vintage highlife grooves and a hip hop sensibility. Members of the band have played with leading Ghanaian artists including Ebo Taylor, Pat Thomas, Ambolley, AK Yeboah, and highlife pioneer AB Crentsil with whom they recorded just before he passed away. Santrofi have shared stage and studio with rising stars of Ghana's vibrant urban music scene such as Kidi, Yaw Tog, Black Sherif, AratheJay and even Nigerian superstar Wizkid.