King Ayisoba

A concert by Ghanaian musician King Ayisoba, who blends traditional Ghanaian instruments with electronic beats, staged at Fox & Firkin in Lewisham, south-east London.

King Ayisoba is a Ghanaian musician born in 1974 in the Upper East Region of Ghana, and active since 2005. The first album, Modern Ghanaians, was released in 2006. The music is classed as world music, drawing on the musician's Ghanaian roots.

On stage, King Ayisoba plays the kologo, a traditional Ghanaian instrument, and sings in a gravelly voice. The traditional instruments are combined with electronic beats, so the sound links rural tradition with urban rhythms. Ancestral themes sit alongside a more cosmopolitan outlook in the performance.

The concert takes place at Fox & Firkin, a concert and performance venue on Lewisham High Street in south-east London. The venue hosts live music and performance events, and this evening brings a Ghanaian artist to a London audience.