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About Me

Thanks for stopping by and reading this message. My name is Chief Chebe and I am trying to connect with enough people to help build an eco-village in northern Ghana and setup a community base eco-economy for the Sissala and neighbouring tribes who have in the past suffered very badly from both slavery and colonial rule. We hope to build the eco-village in 2007 as a landmark for the bicentenary of the abolition of slavery in Africa and Ghana's Golden Jubilee…. Africa has many problems as we all know but I equally believe that our world today has more than enough solutions to tackle them and that is my biggest motivation!!!!!! I am optimistic that there are enough people in the world who would like to see a different situation for Africa and if you are one of them please join us in anyway you can to help improve livelihood opportunities in Ghana. Today, we can all think about two hundred years ago and reflect and take positive steps together to create a better picture for the future. We know better and should do better!!! The tribute single”Ghana Independence” is my fundraising and publicity machine, I hope you have enjoyed listening to the songs and please help in any way you can!!!! The CD is now available for purchase on my website at www.teachingdrums.com. You can get further information about the eco-village and the trip to Ghana in July on my blogs or visit www.supportghana.co.uk …..Respect from Chief Chebe!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/1/2006
Band Website: http://www.supportghana.co.uk
Influences: Chief Chebe is a Ghanaian musician living in Scotland. He shares his passion for his native Sissala music across many communities in Scotland, the UK and Europe. The music in this single is been greatly influenced by the spirit of the “Jengseng” a type of xylophone which is played by the Sissala and Dagaba tribes of northern Ghana and Burkina-Faso. The Jengseng is made with native hard wood and its amazing sound is produced by a fine layer of bamboo spider web which is used to seal deliberately made holes on gourds underneath the instrument.
Sounds Like: This celebratory music is aimed at a wide audience; Ghanaians, Africans and world people! The music is a blend of both traditional and modern Ghanaian dance and soul vibes. This tribute single is a great introduction to the complex and unrecorded music of the African xylophone tribes from northern Ghana.Appropriate for relaxation, spirituality and most importantly for awaking your natural rhythms on the dance floor. On the 6th of March 2007 Ghana will be 50years. Happy Birthday Ghana in advance! The Single is out now and available to buy at www.ghanaindependence.com
Record Label: Chebe Records

My Blog

Scottish Herald Newspaper, Chief Chebe & the race to save his native music from extinction!

Keeping up the rhythm An African tribe's music is on the verge of extinction  Beth Pearson finds one man who is determined to see it flourish "Chief" Suleman Chebe learned about the xylophone f...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:42:00 GMT

Music Appeal- Help us to save the endangered music of the Sissala tribes in Ghana!

To the Media, music promoters, agents, distributor's, world music enthusiast and those who like to see the survival of good tribal music! My name is Chief Suleman Chebe and I am currently on a jour...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:12:00 GMT

Forget about slavery and colonial rule! Let's build an Eco-Village in Ghana in 2007

Hi guys, this article is about a visit I am organising to Ghana to lay the foundation of an eco-village in northern Ghana.  This is part of our ongoing projects to celebrate Ghana's Gol...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 03:25:00 GMT

Music, Slavery and Colonial rule

Music, Slavery and Colonial Rule 2007 is a special year for Africa; it is the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade which devastated most of this naturally rich continent for wel...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 10:35:00 GMT