“Going for Gold”, a ten-track album by German-based Ghanaian musician, Ekow Alabi Savage, will today March 28 be re-launched at Next Door Beach Resort in Accra.
The album, which is laced with refreshing rhythms dubbed, ‘Afro-pop’ by Savage, is an interesting mix of sounds and beats that boast of dramatic chord progressions.
The occasion, which will witness live performances by Savage, will also mark the 51st birthday of the artiste.
Ekow Savage shot to fame in the early 1980s with Roots Anabo, a band that managed to create its own rhythmical style known as “Sunshine Music”. Determined to showcase their artistic creations, the group participated in a number of music festivals in Europe.
Before moving to Germany where he has lived for three decades, Savage performed with a number of renowned African bands and musicians including the late Afro Beat King, Fela Anikulapo Kuti and the saxophone virtuoso, Manu Dibango.
In 1984, Ekow Savage and Roots Anabo performed at the Reggae Sunsplash Festival in Montego Bay, Jamaica, where they met acclaimed musicians such as Glen Browne, which led to the partial recording of an album titled, “Civilization”.
He has performed with musicians such as Ziggy Marley, Kojo Antwi and Eeke Mouse. Savage has also toured extensively with Vitamin X and Africa Mama, Ghanaian groups based in Germany.
In between the performance tours, he managed to record five albums with Vitamin X.
His first solo album, “Return to Zion”, which caught the eyes of critics and promoters, was recorded in Germany and Jamaica. His recent album, “Going for Gold”, was released in 2007 in Accra to mark Ghana’s 50th independence celebrations.
