This group has garnered much deserved attention in the past few years, mainly due to to their appearance on the Ghana Special compilation, and their terrific re-released debut.
But their original moment of fame (sort of) came when the south African exile, Hugh Masekela, heard them at Faisal’s notorious Napoleon nightclub in Ghana. He dug their sound and eventually decided to take the band on tour overseas. Unfortunately, they were overshadowed by Masekela, despite his incorporation of most of their catalog. Such is evident on the 1973 album, Masekela introduces Hedzoleh Sounds, which is essentially the Hedzoleh catalog with Masekela’s accompanying horn.
It took me months before I could find playable copies of their stuff, but it was well worth it. Stay tuned for some of their other singles.
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