Live Sound Reinforcement in Ghanaian Popular Music Scene (1940s–1950s)

Kwasi G., Mark M.C., Hope S.K.
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Live sound reinforcement has always been associated with popular music performances. However, the type of live sound reinforcement strategies and techniques employed at any given time depends on the technology available to practitioners. The 1940s–1950s represents the emergence and development of highlife big-bands and a social change in the Gold Coast, where people were becoming economically sound to enjoy evening outings. This phenomenon, however, presented live entertainers with a new challenge of reaching more audiences with their performances. In this paper, we look at the live sound reinforcement strategies employed by highlife big-bands of the 1940s–1950s and how the available technology enhanced their performances in Ghana under the period of review. Using interviews, document and audio reviews for data collection, we draw attention to Vortexion amplifier and its influences on the live sound reinforcement practices and live performance in Ghana. Subsequently, we conclude that the live sound strategies in an era mirror the performance practices and their direct influences on the performers.
现场扩声在加纳流行音乐场景中的应用(1940 - 1950)
现场扩声一直与流行音乐表演联系在一起。然而,在任何给定时间采用的现场扩声策略和技术类型取决于从业人员可用的技术。20世纪40年代至50年代代表了高级生活大乐队的出现和发展,以及黄金海岸的社会变化,那里的人们经济状况良好,可以享受晚上的郊游。然而,这种现象给现场艺人带来了一个新的挑战,那就是如何用他们的表演吸引更多的观众。在本文中,我们研究了20世纪40年代至50年代高生活大乐队采用的现场扩声策略,以及在回顾期间,现有技术如何提高他们在加纳的表演。通过访谈、文件和音频评论收集数据,我们提请注意涡旋放大器及其对加纳现场扩声实践和现场表演的影响。随后,我们得出结论,一个时代的现场声音策略反映了表演实践及其对表演者的直接影响。
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