At more than 80 years of age, Ghana's Ebo Taylor, pioneer of highlife and afrobeat, still performs like a dream. Since his public, international resurrection in the late 2000s, the now-legendary Ghanaian, at the head of his Saltpond City Band, an orchestra of dazzling brass and irresistible grooves, has released this compilation, Yen Ara (Us), to prove that musical vivacity has nothing to do with age. Englishman Justin Adams (Robert Plant, Tinariwen, JuJu…), more used to groups where guitars dominate, has done a dynamic production job, where every instrument – brass, organ, percussion, bass guitar and MC's voice – is allowed to shine, while fitting neatly into the overall puzzle. Aromas of jazz, funk, afrobeat and disco flow together and push us inexorably towards good cheer and the dancefloor. © Benjamin MiNiMuM/Qobuz