Paa Kow coming to Syracuse SYRACUSE ? Colorado'based drummer Paa Kow speaks a dozen musical languages, from the deep rhythmic traditions of his native Ghana to the dialect perfected by the likes of George Clinton and ' George Benson. He will appear 8 p.m. Sept. 6 at Funk 'N Waffles in Syracuse. "My music isn't traditional, but it has deep roots. I want to invent my own style," he said. "The highlife music is there, but when you listen, jt's kind of jazz, too. It's fiink. It's the way the music comes to me." Whatever the style, Paa Kow's tracks hit the spot between addictive groove and delectable com¦plejtity on his latest album, "Cookpot" (release: Oct. 13). Lines shift and lock, all entwined with Paa Kow's precision, showcased on solo track "Details." "Forced Landing" switches from funk to highlife and back again, while tracks like "P??t?? P??t??" and "Meetu Eh'uih" speak loudly to Paa Kow's "Ghanaian side. "j'feel like music is all about the ingredients. You have different backgrounds, someone from the JJ.S., from Europe, from Ghana," Paa Kow said. "Then the pot part, that's the container, the way the grooves set. It's like something's boiling on the fire. The whole albvpj. brings together all these different energies and inspirations."