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De Frank Professionals

De Frank Professionals has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 8 September 2014. De Frank Professionals's music has been featured on 11 episodes.

Born De Frank Kakrah in 1953 in Lomé, a border town between Togo and Ghana, he started out in music as a percussionist, but later moved on to drums and eventually became a singer. Difficulties in keeping a consistent line-up together meant that De Frank passed from one group to another until in 1976 he formed The Professionals. At that time all the kids in Ghana were influenced by Fela Kuti, Wilson Pickett, Willie Bobo and the musicians who…

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Afe Ato Yen Bio
De Frank Professionals
Anopa Nsonoma1976
Afe Ato Yen Bio
De Frank ProfessionalsAnopa Nsonoma1976
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Afe Ato Yen Bio
De Frank Professionals
Anopa Nsonoma1978
Afe Ato Yen Bio
De Frank ProfessionalsAnopa Nsonoma1978
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Waiting For My Baby
De Frank & His Professionals
Ride Away1976
Waiting For My Baby
De Frank & His ProfessionalsRide Away1976
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I Don't Know The World Is One
De Frank & His Professionals
Ride Away1976
I Don't Know The World Is One
De Frank & His ProfessionalsRide Away1976
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Afe Ato Yen Bio
De Frank Professionals
Analog Africa2010
Afe Ato Yen Bio
De Frank ProfessionalsAnalog Africa2010
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