Marijata - I Walk Alone

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World War II era introduced American swing to the highlife mix, already a blend of Trinidadian calypso,
military brass band music, Cuban son and older African song forms. Then with the introduction of the
electric guitar and the synthesizer, the music started to incorporate more rock ‘n’ roll elements. By
the late Sixties, the influence of the psychedelic music of America and England started to show its
influence on the music of Africa. Marijata was a group of three members, Addison 'Electric' Kofi on
guitar, Bob Fischian on the organ and Nat Osmanu also on guitar. Marijata were, according to their
notes pockets, "attempting to bring some freshness and the return of Raw Funk" in their recordings.
Their first LP: "This is Marijata", on the Gapophone label, is pure Funk Rawest Africa. Gapophone
Records was a label founded by a young producer, Mr. George Appiah Prah, after his return from London
where he lived for a period.

Marijata was a Ghanaian band, with three members:
Kofi "Electric" Addison - Guitar
Bob Fischian - Organ
Nat Osmanu - Guitar

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