Album

Gold Coast Saturday Night

Saka Acquaye And His African Ensemble

1959 · Folk, World, & Country

Rare pressing on Gatefold

Gold Coast Saturday Night by Saka Acquaye And His African Ensemble

Gold Coast Saturday Night is a Folk album by Saka Acquaye And His African Ensemble, originally released in 1959. On Gatefold: 18 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Sugar Soup1:56
  2. 2Down the Congo1:56
  3. 3Saturday Night1:55
  4. 4Drum Festival1:44
  5. 5Concomba2:17
  6. 6Beyond Africa2:35
  7. 7Congo Beat2:50
  8. 8Echoes of the African Forest4:16
  9. 9Bus Conductor2:23
  10. 10Ebony3:17
  11. 11Kenya Sunset1:32
  12. 12Awuben2:12
  13. 13Akudonno2:38

Sound DNA

  • Folk
  • Traditional Folk
  • warm
  • celebratory
  • tropical

Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Red Elektra 'Atom' labels
Runouts are stamped except for the mastering date which is etched. The [PB] stamp in deadwax = Peter Bartok

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Benny ParksDRUMS
  • Charles EarlandSAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
  • Edward CooperTRUMPET, MELLOPHONE
  • Garvin MasseauxVIBRAPHONE , DRUMS
  • George BrooksBASS DOUBLE BASS
  • Joseph AcquayeDRUMS
  • Robert CrowderDRUMS
  • Saka AcquayeDRUMS, FLUTE, TENOR SAXOPHONE
  • Sonny MorganDRUMS
  • Walter MillerGUITAR
  • Wilfred LetmanTRUMPET

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 18 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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