Closeup: Echoes of Ya Amponsah

In this episode guitarist, producer and scholar Nathaniel Braddock takes us on a search for Ya Amponsah, one of West Africa’s most influential guitar rhythms. He digs into its roots among the oldest guitar music on the continent and shows how its continued influence the direction of both African and international music, from palm wine music to highlife, right into the modern age.

Afropop Closeup Season Six