Yonye (LP)

SK Kakraba Lobi is a Master Xylophonist from Ghana, the nephew of Master Xylophonist Kakraba Lobi. SK is a Master of the Gyil, which means he is both an instrument maker and a virtuoso performer. The Gyil is the Ghanaian Xylophone, constructed of 14 wooden slats suspended over calabash gourds that have been fitted with resonators. SK has recently moved to Los Angeles, and has performed at festivals in Europe and the Middle East, and he has toured West Africa and America.

In his words: "The songs on this album are Lobi traditional music from Ghana, but they are recorded here in California. The album is called 'YONYE' because I have traveled and seen different life, different things. The music is traditional songs, reacting to what I have seen here."