GREAT AFRICAN SPIRITUALS
RECORDS
Great African Spirituals label ran to at least a couple of
singles: both of them were by the Eden Revival Church And Band, and both were
from 1971. Catalogue numbers were in a GAS-00 series. GAS-01 was 'Yi
Onyankopon aye' b/w 'Momma Yentie Onyame N'asem', while GAS-02 was 'Eha Mpo Ni
Na Osoro Ho' b/w 'Okristone Ma W'ani Nna Onyame So'. Pressing of both was
by Orlake. As the headquarters of the Eden Revival Church were (and still
are) in Ghana it's possible that the singles were made here but were intended
for sale in that country; that said, according to a list of Black &
Independent Churches in Britain which was published in a 2010 book by Roswith I.
H. Gerloff the Church had a presence in this country, so they may well have been
intended for sale here. The songs on both records are rhythmical and upbeat,
with saxophone and trumpet solos. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The
Info.
71
Eden Revival Church
And Band
Yi Onyankopon
aye
GREAT AFRICAN
SPIRITUALS
GAS
01
71
Eden Revival Church And
Band
Eha Mpo Ni Na Osoro
Ho
GREAT AFRICAN
SPIRITUALS
GAS
02