Atongo Zimba
Encyclopedia
Atongo Zimba is a musician and griot
from Ghana
. His tours in Europe, South America and Africa
include a benefit for the 2010 Haiti earthquake
, at the Alliance Française
in Accra
. His album Allah Mongode was recorded in Switzerland
. His album Barefoot in the Sand was nominated "African CD of the Year" in 2007 by Amsterdam television. His recording of No Beer in Heaven was a major hit in Ghana
in 2004.
Griot
A griot or jeli is a West African storyteller. The griot delivers history as a poet, praise singer, and wandering musician. The griot is a repository of oral tradition. As such, they are sometimes also called bards...
from Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. His tours in Europe, South America and Africa
include a benefit for the 2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
, at the Alliance Française
Alliance française
The Alliance française , or AF, is an international organisation that aims to promote French language and culture around the world. created in Paris on 21 July 1883, its primary concern is teaching French as a second language and is headquartered in Paris -History:The Alliance was created in Paris...
in Accra
Accra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
. His album Allah Mongode was recorded in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. His album Barefoot in the Sand was nominated "African CD of the Year" in 2007 by Amsterdam television. His recording of No Beer in Heaven was a major hit in Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
in 2004.
Discography
- Allah Mongode 1994
- Savannah Breeze 2005
- Barefoot in the Sand (October 2007)
External links
- http://www.rnw.nl/english/radioshow/chiwoniso-zimbabwe-and-atongo-zimba-ghana - contains a video of a live performance.