First ever Ghanaian spoken word/ poetry compilation, 'Vocal ...

Vocal Portraits, meaning a picture/ drawing of voices is a collection of masterpieces with themes ranging from life, love, peace, inspiration, black consciousness, religion, experience, history, principles of self preservation, poetry treated as a topic and more. The vocal delivery on the album ranges from recitals to original spoken word and a short fusion of rhythmic rap attached to instrumentals, live guitar or African instruments like the kora and calabash, as well as an a-cappella skit.

Most of the artists involved are of Ghanaian origin and part of the renowned group People of Equal Thoughts and Spirits;. Included also are two Europeans; Aqua Stuzenaite and Anastasia Karklina as well as an American; Tiffany Howard.

All the recordings were produced by Kwame Write under the supervision of record label Inkfluence Multi and recorded and compiled by sound engineers; Drumnayshin and Boney at 21 Entertainment Studios, Tema.

Lately, poetry/spoken word is?on the rise in the entertainment industry of Ghana and recently at a seminar for artists put up by P.O.E.T.S. called Ministry of Poetry, Kofi Beatmenace; a renowned Ghanaian sound engineer pointed out that audio collections of this kind will profoundly serve as a mouthpiece for artists and shape the creative arts industry.

The track list is as follows:

1. Intro-diction ? Kwame Write

2. Savanna love ? Chief Moomen

3. Love always finds ? Tiffany Howard

4. Icy hands of death ? Laud de Poet

5. Keep moving on ? Kwame Write

6. Black woman ? Mariska Taylor Darko

7. When I was a child ? Rhymesonny

8. The dance in our speech ? Kwame Write

9. Ny3br) skit ? Yom_Writer_Poet

10. A piece of peace ? Aqua Stunzenaite

11. Truth or lie ? Kwaku Rap

12. Captivated ? Anastasia Karklina

13. Tell them ? Michael Somuah Jesse

14. Out of a dream ? Kwame Write

15. The wait ? Ms Ndabi

16. This I put to you ? Shark Mellon

17. Stand out ? Yaw Twum & Kwame Write

Bonus Tracks:

18. Transformation ? Jude Edze

19. I am poem ? Yaw Twum & Kwame Write

20. Y?ap)nn ? Kwame Write

This is only a first and more audio projects will be released in support of the art and the projection of the voice of poets and spoken word artists?as a whole. Plans are being put in place for a befitting launch and epic events across the nation. Copies?of Vocal Portraits could be purchased at Silverbird Stores.

Source: http://www.ameyawdebrah.com/first-ever-ghanaian-spoken-word-poetry-compilation-vocal-portraits-out-now/

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