{"title":"Lokalophon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLokalophon is a music label that was established in late 2019. The label's main focus is to release external and already locally released productions, as well as their own productions that showcase local styles in their original characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a passion for preserving the unique sounds of different regions, Lokalophon aims to bring these local styles to a wider audience. By showcasing the talents of *artists* and performers who embody the essence of their respective communities, Lokalophon provides a platform for these artists to share their music with the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether it's traditional folk tunes or contemporary sounds influenced by regional cultures, Lokalophon offers an eclectic range of releases that celebrate diversity and cultural heritage. Each release is carefully curated to ensure authenticity and artistic excellence.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"nera-wo-o-soke","title":"Nera Wo'o Soke","description":"\u003cp\u003eLokalophon is the newly established sub-label of Philophon, which is designed to release local specialities from potentially all around the world. The first 7\" is by Ghanaian Frafra-Gospel singer Chris De Wise Shepherd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Bolgatanga, he moved as a young man from the rural north of Ghana to its coastal capital Accra. Consequentially, his style became more urban. That you can clearly hear on his 2012 release Nera Wo'o Soke, which sounds in some ways as if Grandmaster Flash himself were operating the production knobs. Atune Anya'alima on the other hand is pure Frafra-Gospel as it is usually performed in Northern Ghana.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lokalophon","offers":[{"title":"Black | 7\"","offer_id":50435506569547,"sku":"1081480","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/c391064b-c431-41ab-8ef8-6ced48b51743_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726904603"},{"product_id":"at-the-studio","title":"At The Studio","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe members of the Zonke Family from Nyamapanda, Zimbabwe, belong to the few remaining master musicians of the matepe, a type of lamellophone which belongs to the family of the mbira. This complex interlocking music is played on each instrument with four fingers, each employing independent rhythmic patterns which effects many psychoacoustic tricks on the listener's ear. This is the first time ever a full matepe ensemble is captured on a studio album. We hope this album is a step towards bringing this music to new audiences – as well as a contribution to its preservation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lokalophon","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50463761858891,"sku":"1098185","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"tenan-wu","title":"Tenan Wu","description":"\u003cp\u003eNorth-Ghanaian singer Olando lives as a Frafra in the diaspora of Kumasi, the 2.5 million metropole and capital of the Ashanti people. Living there turned his style into a unique mixture of his rural heritage combined with some portion of urban insanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth songs are with its 163 bpm the perfect climax in any afro-futuristic DJ set. While the A-side Tenan Wu has a playful bass which jumps around the driving Hip-Life beat, the B-side Be Han To'ora Ho Sina is chracterized by its hypnotic ostinato. Both songs are produced by Big Solo, one of Kumasi's most outstanding producer personalities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lokalophon","offers":[{"title":"Black | 7\"","offer_id":50465100300619,"sku":"1091444","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/307e7649-4235-4314-bfb4-175041a8fe2f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727281410"},{"product_id":"ye-fre-yen","title":"Ye Fre Yen","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs Lokalophon's first single (Chris De Wise Shepherd, LO45001) shows the one side of the label - \u003ci\u003elicensing of already locally released music\u003c\/i\u003e, Ye Fre Yen by Ahemaa Nwomkro shows its other side -\u003ci\u003e the recording of local styles by ourselves directly on site\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAhemaa Nwomkro, which means queens of Nwomkro, are Victoria Osei and Theresa Owusuaa. Nwomkro is an old Ashanti musical style, which played an influential role in the origin of the typical more roots-like Highlife style of Kumasi, the cultural capital of Ghana in the middle of the jungle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lokalophon","offers":[{"title":"Black | 7\"","offer_id":50465314832715,"sku":"1082054","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_01567289_thumbnail_4096_26ae2eec-ecfc-4979-8d02-24bbf23f1690.jpg?v=1726904584","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/lokalophon.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}