Pat Thomas and Kwashibu Area Band

There are times when the world needs beautiful music and Pat Thomas and Kwashibu Area Bandcertainly know how to do that!
Uniquely powerful and resonant, yet silky sweet “Golden Voice Of Africa” and Ghana’s “first rock star” - the legendary Pat Thomas will bring African beats to Zagreb's INmusic festival!

The globale profile-raiser for Highlife with multi-instrumentalist Kwame Yeboah and his elite team of young players Pat Thomas - 'The Golden Voice of Africa' is in a high demand of festivals in 2016. Pat Thomas and Kwashibu Area Band wil perform at INmusic festival in Zagreb, Croatia!

The brand new, self-titled studio album ('Pat Thomas and Kwashibu Area Band') by one of Ghana’s all-time great vocalists, Pat Thomas, in conjunction with the Kwashibu Area Band led by multi-instumentalist Kwame Yeboah (Cat Stevens, Patrice) and saxophonist Ben Abarbanel-Wolff (Ebo Taylor, Poets of Rhythm) is released in June 2015, Stut Records announced

A regular collaborator with Ebo Taylor, Thomas was mainstay of the ‘70s and ‘80s Ghanaian highlife, afrobeat and afro-pop scenes, hitting big with the Ghana Cocoa Board-sponsored Sweet Beans band. Thomas’ new album marks over 50 years making music and reunites him with old friends: Ebo Taylor provides horn arrangements, Tony Allen contributes drums to several tracks, Osei Tutu (Hedzolleh Sounds) plays a memorable trumpet solo and prolific 1970s bassist Ralph Karikari (The Noble Kings) also features. Younger generation stars appearing include bassist Emmanuel Ofori, percussionist “Sunday” Owusu and Pat Thomas’ daughter Nanaaya, an acclaimed vocalist in her own right.