A politically-charged wonderland: Glastonbury 2017 was memorable for all the right reasons

Ata Kak, West Holts, Friday

For someone who's only ever released one record, originally released in the mid-90s, getting to play Glastonbury is some achievement. Thanks to Awesome Tape From Africa's reissue of the Ghanaian musician's 'Obaa Sima', Ata Kak's jubilant, supercharged rap has become a fave of Mixmag and, judging by the crowd he drew to the West Holts stage, quite a few others. Despite the grey hairs, it turns out he's still just as hyperactive and ecstatic as his music. Donning shades and a casual outfit defying his exuberant stage presence, his feet are restless, his arms shoot towards the sky and, at points, he bounces across stage with one leg in the air. It's the performance of 'Obaa Sima' that sees him at his maximum and the smile on his face at the end puts him up there as one of the happiest performers of the weekend. DT