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Wanlov the Kubolor Finally Releases Green Card Album
By Linda A. Annan
The humorous image of a Caucasian woman clad in a white fitted dress tightly hugging a small framed African man with the words green card, passport, money and love balloons in the background clearly tells you all you wondered about Wanlov's album title, Green Card.
The CD, which might appear to be all about his immigration struggles, is not. Sure, it reflects his experiences – both in Ghana and the U.S. – but also uplifts and empathizes with others in difficult challenges; perhaps a result of what he has endured?
This 20-track album is enlivened with titles spelled in stereotypical Ghanaian words like “Supa Chompia” and “Choptime.” Coupled with stories reminiscence of childhood experiences by most Ghanaians, Wanlov does a great job of pulling listeners into his memories through his songs.
His love for Ghana is exhibited throughout the album as almost every song seems to be Ghana-inspired. Some of the fine tunes found in “Choptime” and Chinese Kokonte” are tweaked with “jama-like” rhythms – beats used during interschool sporting activities in Ghana – while others like “In Ghana” mildly echo with traditional sounds.
It almost becomes a fun album that demonstrates his eclectic style.
Green Card is currently available at www.wanlov.com & www.myspace.com/wanlov and should soon be at itunes, cdbaby.com and digstation.com.
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