ANOKWAR (TRUTH) by SIDIKU BUARI

The two tracks are taken from an obscure 12� release from 1983 that unfortunately had a pressing defect on �Anokwar�, so with some twiddling and editing Hide & Smile have restored it ready for some overdue dance-floor use once again.Ghanaian Afro funk and Boogie from Sidiku Buari is the focus of the next Soundway 12�. On the A side a classic Ghana style afro funk cut recorded at Ghana Film Studios has a characteristic Lo-Fi sound led by George Amissah�s (Ebo Taylor, K. Frimpong, Uhuru Dance Band) trademark sax over a squelchy synth and drum groove. This is backed on the flip by a boogie funk cut (Music) recoded in NYC in the early 80s with Fanti chants and soulful vocals from the big man himself. �Alhaji� Sidiku Buari gained fame in the 70s in Ghana and the USA after moving to New York and recording an album (which featured the soul-jazz legend Bernard Purdie) for RCA that was one of the first mainstream afro-funk LPs ever to hit the market in the USA.