GORDON ODAMETEY
In the village "Beje
wo ahumi" Gordon grew up in the Odametey-family, who is well
known for it's excellent drumming and dance. Influenced by his
grandfather, a famous herbalist, he recognized early the healing
power of special spoken words and drumrhythms, espacially the
"heartbeat-rhythms". "The
power of the healing rhythms of my music is the power of the
elements - water, air, earth and fire - and the power within
erotics." In his younger days he was known in Ghana and West
Africa as an excellent drummer. He teached drumming, first to
africans, then also to europeans in a drummingschool outside
from Accra, today in Berlin and elsewhere. Since 1985 Gordon
lives in Germany. Here he performed with various groups, for
example "No Fears", "Bibiba", "Root B. Tama", "The World Music
Orchestra" and "Senegambigha". He founded the group "Ogidi Gidi",
with which he toured with "Black Uhuru" and "The Wailers" and
performed on TV. He also played with other drummers like Mustapha
Tettey Addy and Aja Addy. He performed with the well-known dancer
Koffi Koko - composing and playing the musical rhythms. He also
composes percussion - rhythms for different musicians. Last
but not least he proved his talent in numerous solo-concerts
in Berlin, Basel, Vienna, Paris, New Orleans, Hongkong ... "Drumming
concernes like dancing and singing to the oldest cultural forms
of the human being. They are mediators between the spirit and
the matter and elementary expression of live itself, of pleasure
and love, of sadness and pain, of birth and death, of heaven
and earth." Based on the tradition and his long experience in
so many various musical trends from all over the world, Gordon
Odametey has developed his very own style and art. He posses
great talent and originality !
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