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DJ Katapila makes Ga traditional music using electronic sounds
instead of live percussion to create his own kind of what he
calls house music.
In the context of Ghana's pop music landscape, Katapila's
music is singular. The uptempo, bass-heavy, Roland 808-rooted
sounds echo early 1990's Detroit techno and Chicago acid
house more than the contemporary hiplife productions blasting
across Ghanaian airwaves currently.
However, the structure of Katapila's sound directly descends
from Ga musical lineage found around Accra. Neo-traditional
dance music forms gome, kpanlogo and gyama are there.
DJ Katapila didn't start producing music until he was 39 years
old. Around 1998, began chanting and rapping in Twi and Ga
during instrumental breaks of songs he was DJing. He added
Yamaha DD11 electronic drum pads and sampler and invented
new creations on the fly. Katapila then began experimenting
with program beats using Fruity Loops on his laptop.
His music reflects his love for the international dance pop that
filtered into Accra'ss radio waves in the '90s: Inner City's "Big
Fun"; C&C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat"; Crystal
Waters' "Gypsy Woman"; even Rick Astley hits, among many
others. Katapila mixed international tunes with highlife-J.A.
City Boys and AB Crentsil-as well as hiplife, Ghanaian gospel,
Jamaican dancehall, soca and regional Francophone hits. This
blend helped set the stage for Trotro and the inspired yet
minimalist dance music Katapila now creates.