Opus 1, The Pan-African Orchestra: World / Reggae

This band is the brainchild of Ghanaian musician and musicologist Nana Danso Abiam and was borne of his desire to unite the diverse sounds of his continent. Accordingly, he compiled a group of 30 musicians from throughout Africa, using purely African instruments and musical signatures. The orchestra included antenteben flutes (Abian's own instrument), wia flutes, gylie (wooden xylophones), gonje (violins with only one string), koras, elephant tusk horns and various forms of drums and percussion instruments...

This band is the brainchild of Ghanaian musician and musicologist Nana Danso Abiam and was borne of his desire to unite the diverse sounds of his continent. Accordingly, he compiled a group of 30 musicians from throughout Africa, using purely African instruments and musical signatures. The orchestra included antenteben flutes (Abian's own instrument), wia flutes, gylie (wooden xylophones), gonje (violins with only one string), koras, elephant tusk horns and various forms of drums and percussion instruments...