La Tohme ( It is Difficult).
There can never be a phrase that describes
life and human existence than the difficulty mankind faces and fights
with every day to make life better. This is the central Theme of Rapper
Don Max’s debut album.
An album that is made raw and exposes the
reality of social issues in their raw form, La Tome touches on virtually
all aspects of humans’ existence. The Young Rapper might not be your
everyday favorite Rapper, but he is the Rapper
that would expose everyday societal issues on any day. His touch with
tradition is what makes him standout and
La Tohme is a manifestation of this trait as he brings
together Contemporary Rap music and Traditional Kolkor Music in a
seamless manner that is appealing to both the young and the old, the
urban folk and the rural folk, as well as Rap fans
and Kolkor enthusiasts.
The Ten track album begins with La Tome
which is the title of the album and dissects the struggle of human life
and the omnipotence of God to protect the down-trodden amidst scorn,
neglect and bad faith of family and friends.
This song lynchpins Kolkor to Rap as it features Tradition Kolkor
musician and instrumentalist – Amodoo.
The second song Poka dela is a
hiplife song that talks about ladies and their shenanigans, their love
for money and fake lifestyles, and has production credits to the
talented
Azkonnah.
The standout song and my personal favorite features
Atimbila of hit maker fame and is so not just for the
message it carries, but its distinct production. I have long been
waiting to see an artiste that has vocal prowess and can as well string
the Kolkor like what
Atimbila did on Gongo Mi’ilum (Education).
The melodies of the Kolkor together with the kicks and snares provides a
unique sound that the world should listen. The songs proves the power
of the Kolkor over acoustic guitars
and produces a new sound just as the legendary Atongo Zimba showed the World in 2004 with his world hit ‘No beer in Heaven’.
The message of the song is so instrumental
especially with the current development of the nation Ghana, as it
educates parents, guardians to make education a priority as it is a
basic fundamental right of every child as enshrined
in the constitution of Ghana. Gongo mi’ilum also advises young children to pay attention in school since it is their part to learn and stay in school.
Again, Don Max unites modernity with tradition in ‘Bane tom Kumi’ which features another traditional vocalist and instrumentalist called
Nyaabila. Here, they talk about realities of life and how mankind is bent on destroying fellow kind.
Don Marx closes the album with a praise to
mothers and ladies as the central pillars of home, their unending love
for their children and the need to not take mothers for granted. He
calls on young people to appreciate their mothers
and not forget about them in their ageing stages.
La Tome is an album that
you must get, not only does it talk about social issues that mainstream
commercial artistes fail to touch, but it also presents a new sound to
the world. It opens a new way of making music.
Don Max is definitely a prodigy that you should look out for.
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