"Work Hard" solidifies King Ayisoba's reputation as both a shamanic performer and a restless sonic experimenter. The album is a wild mashup of Ayisoba's frenetic kologo sound and musical deep dives from an exciting roster of Ghanaian producers and contributors. Curated and partially mixed by Zea, from post-punk legends The Ex. This album has a different focus than Ayisoba?s previous releases. This was partly due to the disruptions and adjustments that Covid brought in its wake, which in turn necessitated a more homegrown strategy. The bulk of the recording and mixing was done at Top Link, Francis Ayamga?s hilltop studio in Bongo, a town in the Upper East Region of Ghana bordering Burkina Faso. Francis has become an in-demand producer, due mainly to his previous work with Ayisoba, a relationship that also packed in a European tour as part of the King?s band, playing the djembe and bembe drums.
Tracks:
1. Good Things God Knows (feat. Raskuuku and Twinkle)
2. Bossi Labome (feat. Awilo One)
3. People Talk Too Much (feat. Ayuune Sule & Zea)
4. Namba Sonne (feat. Atamina)
5. Tribe (feat. O.C. Akomfem & Shiallo)
6. Adinooma (feat. Bush Man)
7. Abome
8. Kokoko Enter (feat. Zea)
9. Buri Mallima (feat. Gulkanates)
