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Atongo Zimba

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Also known as
  
Ghanian

Labels
  
Hippo Records

Record label
  
Hippo Records

Years active
  
1994-present

Genres
  
Highlife


Occupation(s)
  
griot

Role
  
Musician

Origin
  
Ghana

Name
  
Atongo Zimba

Associated acts
  
Rocky Dawuni

Albums
  
Barefoot in the Sand, Savannah Breeze, Sankune Sounds

Similar People
  
Black Prophet, King Ayisoba, Wiyaala, Gidi Gidi Maji Maji, Ba Cissoko

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Atongo Zimba is a musician and griot from Ghana. His tours in Europe, South America and Africa include a benefit for the 2010 Haiti earthquake, at the Alliance Française in Accra. His 1994 album Allah Mongode was recorded in Switzerland. His album Barefoot in the Sand was nominated "African CD of the Year" in 2007 by Amsterdam television. His recording of "In Heaven There Is No Beer|No Beer in Heaven" was a major hit in Ghana in 2004.

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Discography

  • Allah Mongode 1994
  • Savannah Breeze 2005
  • Barefoot in the Sand (October 2007)
  • References

    Atongo Zimba Wikipedia