Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

GHAJazz, Jazz Fusion
84,068 monthly listeners
  • 15.4K followers
  • 1.1K subscribers
  • 5.5K followers
  • 31 followers
  • 1.1K fans

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley's Top Spotify Songs

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Highlife
6.9K streams
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Simigwa
6.8K streams
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Abrentsie
5K streams
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Afrika Yie
4.2K streams
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This Hustling World
3.6K streams
6.9K
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Gyedu-Blay Ambolley's YouTube Videos

6.1K
Views

GOVERNMENT SHOE (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - GYEDU-BLAY AMBOLLEY.

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

GOVERNMENT SHOE (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - GYEDU-BLAY AMBOLLEY.
Youtube
6.1K views
Nov 24, 2020
5.2K
Views

God E See U video

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

God E See U video
Youtube
5.2K views
Dec 06, 2012
5.1K
Views

Ambolley's Bad bad boy video

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

Ambolley's Bad bad boy video
Youtube
5.1K views
Dec 08, 2012

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley's Top Spotify Playlists in the past 3 Months

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Afro Psychedelica
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Bon Voyage
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Nu Genea's track IDs
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The Morning Spring 2023 Playlist
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Mehmet Aslan's track IDs
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Gyedu-Blay Ambolley's Chart Ranks

Past 12 Months

Events38 Events

Aug
01
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley at Tractor Tavern
United States
USA
, Seattle0 - 500 Bar
Aug
02
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley at Mississippi Studios
United States
USA
, Portland0 - 500 Bar
Aug
06
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley at Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music
United States
USA
, Berkeley0 - 500 Bar
Aug
07
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
United States
USA
, Santa Cruz0 - 500 Club
Aug
09
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley at Music Box
United States
USA
, San Diego500 - 1200 Club
Jul
02-02
Metropolis Festival Netherlands
Netherlands
NLD
, RotterdamN/A N/A
Past
Jul
01-03
Down The Rabbit Hole
Netherlands
NLD
, WinssenN/A N/A
Past
Jun-Jul
24-01
Roskilde Festival
Denmark
DNK
, RoskildeN/A N/A
Past
Jun
22-24
Jazzablanca
Morocco
MAR
, CasablancaN/A N/A
Past
May
27-29
Music Meeting Festival
Netherlands
NLD
, NijmegenN/A N/A
Past

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley's Upcoming Events14 Events

  • Gyedu-Blay Ambolley at Tractor Tavern

    Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
    Tractor Tavern
    USA, Seattle
    Bar0 - 500
  • Gyedu-Blay Ambolley at Mississippi Studios

    Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
    Mississippi Studios
    USA, Portland
    Bar0 - 500
  • Gyedu-Blay Ambolley at Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music

    Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
    Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music
    USA, Berkeley
    Bar0 - 500
  • Gyedu-Blay Ambolley at Kuumbwa Jazz Center

    Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
    Kuumbwa Jazz Center
    USA, Santa Cruz
    Club0 - 500
  • Gyedu-Blay Ambolley at Music Box

    Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
    Music Box
    USA, San Diego
    Club500 - 1.2K

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley's Past Events24 Events

  • Metropolis Festival Netherlands festival

    MIKE, PUP, Militarie Gun, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Brokezart, deijuvhs, Maya Mae, Library Card, Florence Adooni, Jaskelis, SHIRLEY ADNEY, Kymara, ROTEM, Nusantara Beat, Ruwhel, Unruly Phoenix, Brintex Collective, 2.E, Dj Blvck Nola, SKVR BRASSBANDSCHOOL, AST.H.ER., EBONY LIZA, G&G SILENT DISCO, Bigi Blues Band, Krioro, KAMER
    NLD, Rotterdam
    Medium
  • Down The Rabbit Hole festival

    Burna Boy, Fred again.., Jacob Collier, Joey Bada$$, 070 Shake, Phoenix, Sofi Tukker, Paolo Nutini, IDLES, Ben Howard, The Blaze, Ethel Cain, Sticky Fingers, King Princess, Jacob Banks, La Femme, Death Grips, SHYGIRL, Spoon, Overmono, Romy, Larkin Poe, Nick Mulvey, Palace, Selah Sue, Benny Sings, The Whitest Boy Alive, Altın Gün, CMAT, Nu Genea, Confidence Man, Froukje, Sleaford Mods, Mulatu Astatke, Weval, Joesef, TSHA, Warhaus, Agar Agar, Skin On Skin, Dam Swindle, Horace Andy, Bob Vylan, Katie Gregson-MacLeod, The Murder Capital, Djrum, Naaz, JAEL, Antony Szmierek, Shanti Celeste, Philou Louzolo, SPECIAL INTEREST, Sticks, Working Men's Club, Barker, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Elias Mazian, Kids With Buns, Sedef Adasi, Tramhaus, Heartworms, Paramida, Bradley Zero, Tera Kòrá, Dave Okumu, Masalo, Desert Sound Colony, Ramkot, Bnnyhunna, Carista, Coco Maria, Florence Adooni, Elephant, Stenny, Roufaida, Antal, Avalanche Kaito, Oceanic, Blck Mamba, Dudok Quartet Amsterdam, Roger Gerressen, Odette, Tammo Hesselink, Kamma, DJ Overdose, Interstellar Funk, mad miran, Perdu, James Oesi, Bibi Seck, Rey Colino, Dj Tracksuit, De Schuurman, Bumble B. Boy, Ties Mellema, Nedda Sou, Kléo, Slagwerk Den Haag, Rachel Green, Vera Siemons, Maat Saxophone Quartet, Unruly Phoenix, Sandor Dayala, Merel Vercammen, Ngoni Egan, Lander & Adriaan, Maey, Chocolate Swirl, 20 uñas, Oishi, Charmaine, Menno de Meester, Giaderza, Yung Liberaci, Djuwa Mroivili, Bernadeta Astari, Ambu Bambu, Katjang Pedis, Mario Marini, ANTUNES, Dj EscoBar
    NLD, Winssen
    Huge
  • Roskilde Festival festival

    Kendrick Lamar, ROSALÍA, Lil Nas X, Burna Boy, Central Cee, Latto, Rema, GloRilla, Lizzo, JID, Busta Rhymes, Tove Lo, D-Block Europe, Adekunle Gold, Blur, Queens of the Stone Age, 070 Shake, Denzel Curry, Uncle Waffles, Yung Lean, Villano Antillano, Ethel Cain, Rina Sawayama, Lorna Shore, Christine and the Queens, Caroline Polachek, Bru-C, Loyle Carner, Weyes Blood, Greentea Peng, Fever Ray, Angelique Kidjo, Yaya Bey, TXC, Luedji Luna, Japanese Breakfast, Liniker, Destroy Boys, Biig Piig, Tinariwen, Kesi, Lous and the Yakuza, D1MA, Perturbator, Benny Jamz, Baloosh, Hudson Mohawke, Electric Wizard, DOMi & JD Beck, Sudan Archives, Nova Twins, piri, Tobias Rahim, Karpe, Ellen Krauss, Pil, Alice Glass, Indigo De Souza, UNDERGRUNN, Code Orange, Ukendt Kunstner, Shaé Universe, Guldimund, Nikki Lane, Ivorian Doll, WARGASM (UK), Florist, Dry Cleaning, Ida Laurberg, Militarie Gun, Merro8, Saint Clara, Pongo, Sorry, MAS, Jockstrap, Armand Hammer, August Høyen, Grace Ives, Billy Woods, Siamese, Soul Glo, Blæst, Bala Desejo, Mykki Blanco, Two Shell, Son Rompe Pera, Kind mod Kind, eee gee, Rokia Koné, Courtney Marie Andrews, Yune Pinku, Harvey Sutherland, Nora Brown, Chat Pile, Metteson, TootArd, Ghetto Kumbé, Deki Alem, Big Joanie, Namasenda, PRISMA, Minyo Crusaders, Liraz, Backxwash, Lucrecia Dalt, Wu-Lu, Zar Paulo, Kundo, The Po' Ramblin' Boys, USSEL, LEENALCHI, Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek, Kalaset, DIBSET, Brimheim, ShaSimone, CLARISSA CONNELLY, SPECIAL INTEREST, Maiko, Kassi Valazza, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Candy, Sofie Birch, Phelimuncasi, Witch Club Satan, Lock Up, Jake Blount, Girls in Airports, Gabber Modus Operandi, Uniform, Ithaca, Fulu Miziki, FRAADS, FIRST HATE, Body Type, Ash Olsen, Ganger, caroline, August Rosenbaum, Giift, Deaf Club, Baby Volcano, Animistic Beliefs, Florence Adooni, SUGAR, Tarrak, Aunty Rayzor, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, Nakkeknaekker, ZULI, Sulka, Girl Scout, Koloah, Kindsight, Selina Gin, Coco Em, Gorgeous, Agnes Hartwich, Newa, MOR, Adedeji Adetayo, AFSKUM, Stundom, Debbie Sings, Tacobitch, Chupame El Dedo, Kleo, Situationsfornærmelse, Feather Mountain, Tarick, Yukka, Lyra Valenza, Angstskríg, sonic girl, dal:um (달음), Pleaser, Tender Youth, Rachel Noon, Siti Muharam, Neon Priest, Ruslan Mays, Temp-Illusion, Aperly High, Melodi Ghazal, Evil House Party, REHEMA TAJIRI, Pankisi Ensemble, TUHAF, Francesca Burattelli, Excelsior, Dejah Makar, Lady Neptune, abji_hypersun, Nausia, Heathe, Phloem, King Kami
    DNK, Roskilde
    Mega
  • Jazzablanca festival

    Mika, Aloe Blacc, La Femme, Beth Hart, Sona Jobarteh, GoGo Penguin, Kamaal Williams, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Antibalas, TARWA N-TINIRI, Sarah McCoy, Jubantouja, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Mehdi Nassouli, Sound of Mint, Khmissa, Izouran N-Sahara, Badil, Ismail Sentissi
    MAR, Casablanca
    Medium
  • Music Meeting Festival festival

    Meridian Brothers, Anna Maria Jopek, Liraz, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Daniel Herskedal, Eabs, Jaubi, Petter Eldh, Adja, Maria Mazzotta, Maija Kauhanen, Sibusile Xaba, Reinier Baas, Kutu, Marja Mortensson, Esinam, Peter Somuah, Linda Fredriksson, MORDÁI, Colectiva, Jelena Popržan, Jamie Peet, Luc Ex, Ada Rave
    NLD, Nijmegen
    Small

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Gyedu-Blay Ambolley's Beatport Songs

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Afrika Yie (Remix)
Released on May 04, 2020
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Afrika Yie (Sugar Hill & Natema Remix) (Remix)
Released on Dec 31, 2020
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Minus Me feat. Gyedu-Blay Ambolley (Original Mix)
Released on Nov 04, 2020
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Mango Woman feat. Gyedu-Blay Ambolley (Original Mix)
Released on Oct 20, 2023
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Artist Name
Footprints (Original Mix)
Released on Oct 07, 2022

Afrika Yie (Sugar Hill & Natema Remix) (Remix)

Natema, Sugar Hill, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

More about Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

Overview of Jazz Fusion musician Gyedu-Blay Ambolley

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley is an Accra, Ghana-born Jazz Fusion artist. He is considered as one of the foremost proponents of an Afro-fusion sound that combines traditional African rhythms with Western jazz, with a career spanning more than five decades.

Complex rhythms, unusual instrumentation, and a distinctive singing style that borrows from traditional Ghanaian music are the hallmarks of Ambolley's music. His blending of several genres has established him as an inventive and adaptable artist. Ambolley's music has developed over the years, fusing jazz, funk, and soul with traditional African rhythms to produce a distinctive sound that is both timeless and modern.

Ambolley established Afro-Fusion, and he has made immeasurable contributions to the genre. Generations of musicians in Ghana and around the world have been affected by his music. Ambolley is a significant person in the music industry because of his unwavering dedication to his profession and his desire to try new sounds and styles.

What are the most popular songs for Jazz Fusion musician Gyedu-Blay Ambolley?

Ghanaian artist Gyedu-Blay Ambolley is renowned for fusing jazz with highlife, funk, and other African rhythms. Many people have fallen in love with his music, and among of his most well-known songs are "Afrika Yie," "Teacher," "Akoko Ba," and "Highlife."

The timeless song "Afrika Yie" is a prime example of Ambolley's singular fusion of jazz and highlife. A memorable guitar riff that sets the tone for the rest of the music opens the song. The song has a very African vibe thanks to the usage of horns and percussion throughout, and the improvisational solos are clear examples of jazz influences.

Another well-known song with a catchy bassline and funk guitar chords is "Teacher." The song is a fan favorite due to its upbeat speed and catchy chorus, and Ambolley's masterful fusion of jazz and highlife rhythms is evidence of her creative talent. Gyedu-Blay Ambolley is known for a number of other well-known songs, including "This Hustling World," "Simigwa-Do," "Black Woman," "Walk 4 Ground," "Simigwa Soca," and "All Day All Night."

Ambolley's music has a classic character that appeals to listeners all around the world. His distinctive fusion of jazz and African rhythms has cemented his position in music history, and his popularity doesn't appear to be going anywhere any time soon.

What are the latest songs and music albums for Jazz Fusion musician Gyedu-Blay Ambolley?

The renowned Ghanaian singer Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, who is renowned for his distinct musical style, has lately released some interesting new compositions. His most recent release, "Gyedu-Blay Ambolley and Hi-Life Jazz (2022)," is a captivating fusion of jazz and highlife music that exemplifies his extraordinary musical ability. The CD takes you on a nostalgic journey through Ghana's musical traditions while incorporating a modern twist, with songs like "Nana Ye Wo De," "Agyanka Dabere," and "Yekor Ye A Yeaba."

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley has just released some incredible singles in addition to his most recent album. Two of his most recent albums, "Round Midnite" and "Let's Be Happy (Disco Mix)," have been causing a stir in the music world. While "Let's Be Happy (Disco Mix)" is a bouncy dance tune that will have you moving to its peppy rhythm, "Round Midnite" is a soulful song with a jazz fusion vibe. A collection of remixed songs from Gyedu-Blay Ambolley's 2018 album "Simigwa," "MUAMBA - VOLUME 2 (2020)," also showed off his range as a musician.

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley's most recent tracks are proof of his extraordinary talent and a celebration of Ghana's rich musical history. He continues to enthrall audiences all over the world with his distinctive voice and approach. Gyedu-Blay Ambolley's most recent albums are definitely worth checking out if you enjoy jazz fusion or Highlife music.

Which are the most important music performances and festival appearances for Jazz Fusion musician Gyedu-Blay Ambolley?

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, a renowned Jazz Fusion performer from Accra, Ghana, has appeared at some of the world's most famous events and festivals. His distinctive fusion of highlife, Afrobeat, and jazz music has mesmerized listeners. Roskilde Festival, Jazzablanca, and Wildeburg are just a few of his notable festival appearances. He performed onstage at the Roskilde Festival with some of the biggest acts in the music business, such as The Cure, Bob Dylan, and Radiohead. He shared the stage at Jazzablanca with acts like Marcus Miller and Al McKay's Earth, Wind & Fire Experience.

Ambolley has also performed at prestigious venues as Tolhuistuin, Fasching, and Patronaat Haarlem. Particularly memorable was his performance at New Morning in Paris, France. The audience was up and dancing during the sold-out performance to his cool music. He played to a crowded house at Bi Nuu in Berlin, Germany, and left the audience clamoring for more.

The allure of Ambolley's music crosses linguistic and cultural boundaries. His live shows are energizing and soulful, and his music has a way of reaching listeners of all ages. He made an immeasurable contribution to the world of Jazz Fusion music, and his legacy will continue to motivate musicians for many years to come.

Which are the most important collaborations with other musicians for Jazz Fusion musician Gyedu-Blay Ambolley?

Famous Ghanaian jazz musician Gyedu-Blay Ambolley has worked with a variety of musicians to create fresh and captivating music. Pappy Kojo and Kofi Kinaata's "All Day All Night" is one famous example of a collaboration. The song combines jazz with hip-hop, with each musician's individual style merging in perfectly to produce a distinctive sound. This becomes a classic right away because to the smart lyrics and upbeat melody.

The project "Abena Repatriation" with Fokn Bois is another noteworthy one. This song's dynamic and captivating sound is the result of a variety of inspirations, including funk, jazz, and traditional Ghanaian music. Each musician contributes to the sophisticated and difficult arrangement, showcasing their amazing talents. As a result, the song has a strong musical foundation and a social conscience.

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley has worked on some remarkable projects with other artists, but "Let's Be Happy - Disco Mix" with Zantoda Mark III stands out for its contagious enthusiasm and captivating beats. By fusing disco beats with traditional Ghanaian music, the musicians produce a positive and lively sound that is likely to have listeners dancing. The song is a monument to the value of teamwork, as each artist contributed their distinct talents to the mix to produce something absolutely exceptional.

Overall, the musical collaborations of Gyedu-Blay Ambolley show how powerful it is to produce something fresh and intriguing. The musician's collaborations demonstrate the variety and vitality of Ghana's jazz and jazz fusion scene, whether they draw on indigenous Ghanaian music or incorporate it with other genres.