Edito de AbrentsieBlay Ambolley has successfully and skillfully blended elements of West Afrikan Hi-Life music with American jazz to create a highly eclectic and electrifying sound,calculated to take you on a different journey,altogether. He composes,arranges and produces all of his music and has performed on the same stage with some of the world's most celebrated artist: Miriam Makeba of South Afrika,the late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti of Nigeria and George Howard,Teddy Edwards,Norman Connors,Lakeside,Manu DeBango,George Duke, Chikuzan Takahashi of Japan and Ricardo Estrada of Cuba. With twenty albums to his credit Ambolley continues to work hard at his mission - "bridging the gap" between Afrikan music and music in the diaspora by leading his seven piece band "The Afrikan Hi-Life Band" of 8 years here in Los Angeles. LA Weekly nominated Ambolley for "Best World Beat Recombinant Artist"-2003. Also in October of 2003,Ambolley was prestigiously recognized for his tireless commitment to his musical craft with a "Lifetime Achievement Award" by Jazz at Drew from Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science,Los Angeles,CA.Additionally,he received Congressional,Gubernatorial and local recognitions