Theo Parrish: Children Of The Drum Vinyl 12" Minimal Wave Records Bola embraces elements of up-tothe-

Bola embraces elements of up-tothe- minute mainstream Ghanaian music‰ÛÓdrum machines

Equally at home on booming systems and more intimate moments

West African Music

Up first is "Lemonlime

Theo Parrish: Children Of The Drum Vinyl 12" Minimal Wave Records Bola embraces elements of up-tothe-2007 EP from the Detroit Don repressed. The 3 Chairs influence is tops here, with the simple yet funky drums, the soulful female vocals and the live drumming to lace it all together. "I Am These Roots" keeps the Detroit house stylings alive, sounding more like an Omar S track than Theo Parrish, but I'm not going to complain here. I can already picture Francois K or Theo's 3 Chairs bro Moodymann playing the hell out of this one. On the flip, smooth