Ghanaian highlife artist Ata Kak is to release his first new album since his 1994 record, Obaa Sima.
Due out in November, Batakari features six tracks that the musician recorded in studios around his native Kumasi over the past few years. It will be released through Awesome Tapes From Africa.
Obaa Sima is Kak’s sole solo full-length release to date, and was self-released to little fanfare in 1994. Only 50 copies of the album were made, of which 3 were sold. The LP came to wider attention after Awesome Tapes From Africa founder Brian Shimkovitz came across the record via a vendor in Cape Coast, Ghana in 2002. He ultimately oversaw a reissue of the album via his label in 2015.
Listen to Batakari‘s lead track, ‘Yasi Town’, below.
Awesome Tapes From Africa will release Batakari on November 7, 2025.
