2:26:02 PM Thu, May 17th 2012

Unique 1975 Work Song From Ghana postal workers (MP3)

Creating music using the most sophisticated equipment around is one thing, creating music whilst cancelling stamps is something else and often those who have the least come up with the most imaginative creations. Turning what is a monotonous and boring task into what is a legendary song in the realm of “world music” is simply incredible.

The song in question which is accompanied by melodic whistling is simply called “the work song”. It was created by postal workers at the University of Ghana in 1975.

Click to download here:
Work Song From Postal Employees in Ghana (MP3)

or listen to it here:

As this famous quote by George Bernard Shaw goes:

“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.”

H/T: BoingBoing