[The Guardian] ‘Reggae, hip-hop and a lot of humour’: the Ghanaian funeral troubadour’s joyful soundtrack for the dead

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[The Guardian] ‘Reggae, hip-hop and a lot of humour’: the Ghanaian funeral troubadour’s joyful soundtrack for the dead

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‘Reggae, hip-hop and a lot of humour’: the Ghanaian funeral troubadour’s joyful soundtrack for the dead

Stevo Atambire can be found at summer music festivals around Europe with his band Alostmen, but between November and March he is back at home in Ghana’s Upper East Region, where he is in big demand as a kologo player at lavish celebrations for the deceased

Words and photographs by Kris Pannecoucke

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