It is very popular in liberia and all of englishspeaking west africa, although little has been produced in other countries due to economic challenges brought on by war and instability. Highlife, type of west african popular music and dance that originated in ghana in the late 19th century, later spread to western nigeria, and flourished in both countries in the 1950s. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I miss my childhood in ghana, and the ghanaian parties in london. Having originated in ghana, highlife is featured prominently on ghana special, though the sounds here are pretty diverse. The vinyl box is a 5xlp deluxe lift off top boxset, 180gram vinyl, each in its own. From the pictures i have seen, those times were the high times. Those were the times when burger highlife was the big thing. You can earn a 5% commission by selling ghana special. Mar 17, 2017 those were the times when burger highlife was the big thing. Kofi b attended agogo state college in the ashanti region, but dropped out prematurely due to. Ghana special, ghana special modern highlife recorded by.
In my ongoing struggle with the intangibility of downloaded music, i. Stream old school ghana highlife mix by dj kweks from desktop or your mobile device. I appreciate these songs even more now that im grown. We got the likes of amakye dede, daddy lumba, nana acheampong and many others. Ashong is a modern musician harvard and cambridgeeducated who has been influenced by ghanian highlife. Playing playlist old highlife ghana music, afrobeats.
Highlife, the signature music of ghana kid world citizen. Modern highlife, afrosounds and ghanaian blue 19681981 music. Prekese modern highlife i go pay you tomorrow a b crentsil download. He was known for songs such as mmbrowa, bantama kofi boakye and koforidua flowers, among others. Fortunately, my children have inherited my love for pure authentic ghana highlife music. The first disc kicks off with a funky number titled kai wawa by the mercury dance band, and maintains a consistently cool and hard grooving series of songs throughout. Ghanaian veteran highlife musician, nana acheampong comes out with this new song entitled odo ede featuring kofi b. Soundway a thrilling soundscape of 33 tracks from ghana between the golden age of 196881, this maps the optimism and energy of new independence from. Kofi boakye yiadom died february 2, 2020, known by his stage name kofi b, was a ghanaian highlife musician. May 01, 2017 various artists ghana special modern highlife, afro sounds, ghanaian blues 19681981 2009. The 80s and 90s were times when ghanaian highlife music regained the strong image that it used to have. Ghanas greatest hits top albums by ghanaian artists soundtrack your time in accra with essential ghanaian listening our pick of the best in highlife, hiplife, reggae and ghanaian pop. Highlife is a musical genre that originated in ghana in the 1900s and spread to sierra leone, nigeria and other west african countries by 1920.
While the collections subtitle indicates modern highlife, afrosounds and nigerian blues, that will. Listen to and buy various artists music on cd baby. He was inspired by the likes of amakye dede, kojo antwi and ofori amponsah education. Download this app from microsoft store for windows 10 mobile, windows phone 8. Finally, i wanted to showcase some music that is being produced today, with undertones of highlife. Described by npr as essential, nigeria special was the start of a series that spawned the equally vital ghana special. It is very popular in liberia and all of englishspeaking west africa, although little has been produced in other countries due to economic challenges brought on by. While the collections subtitle indicates modern highlife, afrosounds and nigerian blues, that will hardly prepare the listener for the musical variety herein. Christmas 8 albums cools n souls 72 albums cools n souls uploads 11 albums. This is a tribute from the legendary nana acheampong to the late kofi b. But i do know that the anthology is uniformly fascinating and will be a real treat for anyone interested in a deeper exploration of modern west african music. Dec 14, 2011 you can listen to highlife from the british librarys world and traditional music archival sound recordings page here. This is one band you will be sorry to complete your collection of, because you will assuredly want more. Ghanas greatest hits top albums by ghanaian artists.
Various artists ghana special modern highlife, afro. After youre setup, your website can earn you money while you work, play or even sleep. Ghana music ofori amponsah demannuela highlife innosita productionz channel 8 rated am 5. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent. Many talented ghanaian graphic artists contributed to the popularity of highlife sound both locally and abroad. Dont you just miss some of these old hi life songs. Old school ghana highlife mix by dj kweks free listening. Highlife is a music genre that originated in presentday ghana early in the 20th century, during. Various artists ghana special modern highlife, afro sounds. The latest in the ongoing series is nigeria special, vol. Soundways latest compilation of african music, ghana special. In this album, saka acquaye and his african ensemble present a small sampling of the fascinating music of modern africa. Jan 31, 2010 women sweep the street in an impoverished area in portauprince that was devastated by the jan.
Women sweep the street in an impoverished area in portauprince that was devastated by the jan. The styles outlined above represent some of the key developments in popular music in ghana during the 20th and 21st centuries. Various artists ghana special modern highlife, afro sounds, ghanaian blues 19681981 2009. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The gramophone records museum and research centre of ghana recognizes music album sleeves in ghana as art. Just with a simple click to tune in to the best live ghana radio stations. In order to provide a historical context for this recording, the liner notes that accompanied its original release have been reprinted in full below. Sndwd016x 33 tracks download artist various artists releaseproduct nigeria special. Mensahs yabomisa, a classic example of highlife music.
The earliest form of highlife was performed primarily by brass bands along the ghanaian coast. For information about cookies that are required for this website to operate correctly, please read our cookies policy you can choose to opt out of the following cookies. Though largely rooted in highlife, popular music in ghana continues to evolve, to the point where ghanas artists are considered to be some of the most loved, innovative and successful popular musicians on the continent. Nov 09, 2009 earlier this year, soundway treated us to nigeria special. Buy the cd ghana special modern highlife, afro sounds, ghanaian blues 1968 1981 by various artists on the independent record store by musicians for musicians. At this african music site, you can read more about the history of highlife, and see cd recommendations. If you like his music, you can download it for free on his web site. I really love the site but help us to download some of these music.
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