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Wah Wah 45s are proud to present the debut LP on the label from Ghanaian vocalist and djembe drummer Afla Sackey. With his band Afrik Bawantu, he has fulfilled the dream of blending traditional Ghanaian music with sizzling Afrobeat grooves, topping it off with an irresistibly funky twist! Their unique blend of vibrant African rhythms with brisk, animated horn sections and heavy bass-lines bring a fresh perspective to the Afrobeat genre.

By most bands’ fifth LP, the sound is pretty set. Parameters established. Refinement dissipated in favor of formulaic execution of what’s worked in the past. Fair enough. All Them Witches take a harder route.

The cover image reveals almost everything. In a classical pose, tenor saxophonist Charles Gayle is playing his favorite piece (the instrument is meant, please) like, say, Sonny Rollins or Charles Mc Pherson. Actually, we would have to say Archie Shepp first of all, but to label Gayle as a late-career Archie Shepp would not be entirely fair. Nevertheless: with the hard, jagged, rather rebellious jazz of the post-fusion era, we are quite well located here.