The Palm Wine Sea West Africa and Latin America are connected by an ocean, a shared history and a rich musical exchange. The seductive rhythms of Ghana’s Palm Wine music combined with the lyrical beauty of Latin American music make for an intoxicating and joyous musical adventure. Okaidja Afroso leads this voyage. Okaidja was born into a family of musicians and storytellers in the village of Kokrobite on the west coast of Ghana. He began his career as a dancer with the celebrated Ghana Dance Ensemble. As he toured internationally Okaidja expanded his artistic reach, becoming a master multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and arranger. The Palm Wine Sea brings together the deep understanding of Okaidja’s own musical traditions and the inspiration of Africa throughout Latin America. The music of The Palm Wine Sea is the music of the human experience. It is joyous, tragic, and uplifting. It embodies the vast perfect/imperfect shared human story. Okaidja Afroso Okaidja Afroso is a singer-songwriter from Ghana, West Africa. His unique artistic vision has led him to combine his native rhythms with unforeseen pairings of musical flavors. His sound is a spicy fusion of spirited Ghanaian music with diverse cross-cultural ifluences. Okaidja’s music is influenced by artists who stay true to their authentic selves and aren’t afraid to take risks, such as Paul Simon, Bobby McFerrin, Johnny Cash, Sting, and Lokua Kanza. He is a dynamic vocalist, a gifted multi-instrumentalist, and a prolific composer. George Ankoma Mensah (AKA George Spratz) George Spratz is a guitar virtuoso and composer from the Ashanti region in Ghana. Aside from mastering the art of playing the Palm Wine music, George has successfully crossed over into other genres such as classical, country, Latin, flamenco, soukus and jazz. He is known for his innovative blending of Palm Wine music with western influences and his ability to execute extremely fast and fluent guitar licks. Record Produced by: Okaidja Afroso Executive Producer: Chaz Mortimer Tracking Engineer: Chaz Mortimer Mixing Engineers: Rick Clifford / Andrew Nagatori Mastering Engineer: Dana White Design & Photography: m2design group Ibori Records is an independent label out of Portland, Oregon, working to curate a musical gallery of artists that are individual stars in their own right; all of them committed to taking us into the future by blending contemporary and traditional expressions