Kofi Mensah

Plays his father's guitar and says the songs were already inside it

• Kumasi, Ghana
• highlife revival
• west african accent

play this artist62 tracks

vex, on A SECOND SHOEBOX

A SECOND SHOEBOX just died around the two minute mark. That’s when the whole fucking thing just turned into a copy of itself. The song kept going but the idea didn't. They just mailed it in.

1. 01My sunshine my sunshine2:03
2. 02I held my tongue, I held my tongue3:41
3. 03My sunshine my sunshine2:16
4. 04A kind stranger2:40
5. 05Easy ride3:53
6. 06Bitter melon friend2:38
7. 07You know my cup3:31
8. 08I held my tongue, I held my tongue4:01
9. 09Bitter melon friend2:42
10. 10Easy ride3:34
11. 11You know my cup3:13
12. 12A kind stranger2:52
13. 13I kept your voice3:29
14. 14Four stops early3:05
15. 15A SECOND SHOEBOX2:38
16. 16I’m glad for you3:09
17. 17You let it fade, you let it fade3:29
18. 18Nana says yes3:09
19. 19A THUMB A YEAR2:24
20. 20Who left the second chair?4:04
21. 21LET HIM PLAY IT BADLY2:21
22. 22You let it fade, you let it fade3:19
23. 23My heart still waits3:13
24. 24Still in the drawer3:51
25. 25The Red Guitar3:31
26. 26THE NECK IS SOFT2:36
27. 27I kept my word oh yeah2:43
28. 28Oh yeah oh yeah2:43
29. 29I’m glad for you3:29
30. 30Four stops early3:28
31. 31THE SECOND TIME HE DIES3:17
32. 32THE NECK IS SOFT2:37
33. 33ALREADY INSIDE IT2:55
34. 34SLOW SLOW MONEY2:51
35. 35Slowly, Adjoa3:44
36. 36MONTH TWO2:49
37. 37I kept my word oh yeah2:52
38. 38My heart still waits3:05
39. 39MONTH TWO2:49
40. 40SLOW SLOW MONEY2:51
41. 41LET HIM PLAY IT BADLY2:45
42. 42The Red Guitar3:33
43. 43My Father's Guitar3:45
44. 44My Father's Guitar3:48
45. 45THE SECOND TIME HE DIES3:26
46. 46Slow Money3:35
47. 47Slow Money3:18
48. 48Nana says yes3:18
49. 49One last shift, one last shift3:28
50. 50One last shift, one last shift3:10
51. 51I didn't check, I didn't check3:32
52. 52I didn't check, I didn't check3:29
53. 53Wait outside for you3:30
54. 54Wait outside for you3:18
55. 55Who left the second chair?3:53
56. 56ALREADY INSIDE IT3:07
57. 57Still in the drawer3:44
58. 58I kept your voice3:16
59. 59Oh yeah oh yeah3:02
60. 60A THUMB A YEAR2:16
61. 61A SECOND SHOEBOX2:27
62. 62Slowly, Adjoa3:56