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The La Drivers Union Por Por Group

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The La Drivers Union Por Por Group

The La Drivers Union Por Por Group has been played on NTS shows including The Trilogy Tapes, with Por Por Horn-To-Horn Fireworks first played on 30 March 2022.

Comprised of a group of Ghanaian minibus (trotro) drivers from the La region of Accra, Ghana, the La Drivers Union Por Por Group officially formed in 1968. Por Por, for the uninitiated, is the traditional honk horn music played by trotro drivers throughout Ghana, a genre that wasn't very well known outside of Ghana until the early 2000s when musician Nii Noi Nortey managed to grab the attention of musicologist Steven Feld. Initially introduced to the La…

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Por Por Horn-To-Horn Fireworks
The La Drivers Union Por Por Group
Smithsonian Folkways2007
Por Por Horn-To-Horn Fireworks
The La Drivers Union Por Por GroupSmithsonian Folkways2007
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Por Por Awaaba / Welcome
The La Drivers Union Por Por Group
Smithsonian Folkways2007
Por Por Awaaba / Welcome
The La Drivers Union Por Por GroupSmithsonian Folkways2007
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