{"product_id":"conflict-cd","title":"Ebo Taylor \u0026 Uhuru Yenzu Conflict – Vinyl LP\/CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e1. You Need Love \/ 2. Love And Death \/ 3. What Is Life? \/ 4. Christ Will Come \/ 5. Victory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of Ghana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eʼ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003es finest producer and arrangers, Ebo Taylor was involved in a lot of the afro-funk to emerge from the country in the 70s working with bands such as Apagya Show Band and fellow musicians such as C.K. Mann and Pat Thomas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConflict was originally released in 1980 and is finally seeing a long overdue reissue on Mr Bongo, following a partial remake as part of Taylor\u003cb\u003eʼ\u003c\/b\u003es 2009 Love and Death album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe five tracks that make up Conflict are a perfect example of Taylor\u003cb\u003eʼ\u003c\/b\u003es trademark approach that saw him inject a heavy dose of funk into Ghana\u003cb\u003eʼ\u003c\/b\u003es traditional highlife grooves in an attempt to move away from what he saw as the music\u003cb\u003eʼ\u003c\/b\u003es more traditional qualities. The album opens with the highlife of You Need Love, a track with catchy chants, horn riffs and guitar licks, and soon moves into funkier territories starting with Love and Death and then What Is Life?, a song with thicker grooves and a flute offset against the horn section. Christ Will Come is a highlight combining percussion with funky drums, flute and horns to devastating effect for what is essentially a bit of an apocalyptic jam heralding Christ\u003cb\u003eʼ\u003c\/b\u003es return on judgement day. The album closes with Victory. Based on a traditional song of the Asafo people, the song puts forward the horn section over a rapid groove and calls for the unity of all mankind. Taylor\u003cb\u003eʼ\u003c\/b\u003es arrangements and funky grooves combined with lyrics that touch on subjects ranging from love to religion make Conflict a stand out opus of Ghanaian afro-funk that\u003cb\u003eʼ\u003c\/b\u003es ripe for rediscovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe LP features fully reproduced original artwork. Produced on heavyweight vinyl. CD in digipack format with Obi.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EBOFEST Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48914563006693,"sku":null,"price":228.2,"currency_code":"GHS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/5452\/9765\/files\/Conflict-CD.jpg?v=1777502825","url":"https:\/\/ebofest.shop\/products\/conflict-cd","provider":"EBOFEST Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}