PAA KOW

African Fusion • Ghana
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In the small Ghanaian village of Enyan Denkyira, where Paa Kow was born, there was no electricity until he was 13 years old. As children, they would often entertain themselves by singing and making music any way they could. Paa Kow fashioned drums out of metal cans, wire, and a fertilizer bag, which he used to practice for hours every day. He even built his own drum pedal using a door hinge, some string, and an old sandal. His mother and uncle were both professional singers and members of a successful touring concert band, which his uncle directed. Using instruments sent from Germany and a generator, the band would tour to other villages without electricity and provide the entertainment for the night.

Paa Kow’s music career officially began when they were rehearsing and he decided to join in on the cowbell. He was barely seven years
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PAA KOW Hand Go Hand Come album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hand Go Hand Come
African Fusion 2012
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African Fusion 2014
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African Fusion 2017
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African Fusion 2021

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