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Friday Free For All: Remembering Megan Tilton, ColleGrove, Sally Allen, etc.

Edit Houston Press 10 Jun 2016
There was Agnetha Faltskog’s “The Heat Is On," Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Haircut 100’s “Love Plus One," and then there’s this little bit of the hybrid highlife, Lizzy Mercier Descloux’ “Mais Ou? Sont Passe?es Les Gazelles“ (top), later reissued with less nuanced title “Zulu Rock.” At ......

Watch: Christian Mothers' Association Members Dance To Bisa Kdei's "Brother Brother"

Edit Modern Ghana 09 Jun 2016
... showing their dancing skills as they played along with highlife artiste Bisa Kdei's Brother Brother song....

In Memoriam - Kwadwo Donkoh

Edit Modern Ghana 04 Jun 2016
By Amos Anyimadu. I was, as I said when the news first broke weeks ago, very sad to hear of the passing of Mr ... I, myself, met Mr ... Mr ... Mr ... Whilst on Ghana Diplomatic posting to Nigeria he composed the famous Highlife standard Time for Highlife for the Nigerian trumpeter Arinze. He later re-arranged this standard to be the famous Uhuru Professional Dance Band – It is time for Highlife! So ladies and gents .... Amos Anyimadu ... ....

Osibisa + K.O.G. & The Zongo Brigade + Seeds of Creation

Edit Skiddle 04 Jun 2016
In Ghana in the 1950s, Teddy Osei (saxophone), Sol Amarfio (drums), Mamon Shareef and Farhan Freere (flute) played in a highlife band called The Star Gazers ... In 1964 he formed Cat's Paw, an early 'world music' band that combined highlife, rock and soul ... The name Osibisa was described by the band members as meaning 'criss cross rhythms that explode with happiness' but it actually comes from 'osibisaba' the Fante word for highlife....

Keche Releases First Ever Highlife Single ‘Kai Dabi’

Edit Modern Ghana 03 Jun 2016
By George Mensah Britton. Versatile group, Keche are finally out with their first ever Highlife single ‘Kai Dabi’ which was produced by Eyoh ... Long URL....

Kojo Donkoh to be buried June 4

Edit Graphic 03 Jun 2016
An accomplished producer, Kojo Donkoh was responsible for the famous Time for Highlife song which became a virtual highlife anthem across the country ... He also recorded the highlife classic Yefrefre which was the signature tune of the Ogyantana Show Band he founded in 1971 ... In addition to the various highlife songs Kojo Donkoh produced, he also recorded numerous Presbyterian hymns ... ....

Akablay marks birthday with shows

Edit Graphic 03 Jun 2016
A former member of the Western Diamonds band who also studied with Koo Nimo and other great Ghanaian highlife guitarists, Akablay has three albums under his name....

Amani Live

Edit Skiddle 03 Jun 2016
Sunday 5th June 2016 ... From the traditional sounds of Congolese Soukous, Tanzanian Taarab, Cameroonian Makosa, Rwandan Intore, Schelles’ Segasega, Algerian Rai, Caribbean Islands’ Zouk, Western Africa Highlife, Zimbabwean Jit, Angolan Anzoto to contemporary crossover genres such as Afro-Jazz, African World Music, African Classical, R&B and Hip Hop, Amani Live offers a snapshot of the huge cultural influence of Africa ... ....

Banana Hill x Dimensions w/ Auntie Flo, Chaos In The CBD & more tickets

Edit Skiddle 03 Jun 2016
Hidden in Manchester. Friday 3rd June 2016 ... Minimum Age. 18 ... Auntie Flo (Huntleys + Palmers / Highlife / Permanent Vacation) ... RA ... His album 'Theory Of Flo' gained huge acclaim from the likes of The Guardian and Resident Advisor after its release at the end of last year, beautifully bringing together everything his work stands for as Auntie Flo, and with the Highlife World Series; bringing around new definitions of so-called 'world music' ... ....

Okay FM Honoured Legendary Guitarist Agya Koo Nimo

Edit Modern Ghana 03 Jun 2016
By Nanakesse24.com. Celebrated song-writer, lecturer, philosopher and award-winning musician, Daniel Kwabena Amponsah, known professionally as Agya Koo Nimo yesterday 1st of June 2016 has been honoured by Okay FM of Despite Groups of Company in Accra ... Agya Koo Nimo has six albums in his credit Ashanti Ballads (1968), Osabarima (1990, re-issued 2000), Tete Wobi Ka (2000), and Highlife Roots Revival (2012, Riverboat Records) etc ... ....

Photo story:The people vowed 'never again'; gutters responded 'you got to be kidding'

Edit Modern Ghana 03 Jun 2016
By MyJoyOnline. The Kwame Nkrumah Circle was packed with high-borns and low-borns who had gathered at the site where at least 152 Ghanaians perished in a flood and fire disaster last year June 3. Media networks camped there for morning shows and live reports. Photo ... Photo ... He died ... After the service was over, the site where people were charred became one huge dancing ground as highlife music pounded the environment close to the GCB Tower....

From Highlife to hiplife- A guide to Ghanaian music

Edit Graphic 02 Jun 2016
Ghana's musical map was once dominated by highlife - a genre so diverse it managed to not just survive western influence, but incorporate the disparate styles imported to the country over centuries to produce an effervescent sound which reflects the vibrancy of Ghana itself ... 'Highlife is a real mirror of the 20th century in terms of music ... Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds and Ghanaian Blues 1968-81 ... HIGHLIFE'S ROOTS ... THE FUTURE OF HIGHLIFE....

I Am Still Single, Searching For Love – Kwaisey Pee

Edit Modern Ghana 02 Jun 2016
By Daily Guide. One of Ghana's young highlife musicians, Akwasi Opoku, known in the music scene as Kwaisey Pee, says he is still single and searching for the right woman to marry. The 'Mehia Odo' hitmaker claimed he has remained single for some time now because of bad experiences he has had with women, but now he is ready for a relationship ... ... Today, the name Kwaisey Pee has become a household name in Ghana ... ....
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