Highlife
Ghanaian musical genre
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Highlife is a Ghanaian music genre that originated along the coastal cities of present-day Ghana in the 19th century, during its history as a colony of the British and through its trade routes in coastal areas. It encompasses multiple local fusions of African metre and western jazz melodies. It uses the melodic and main rhythmic structures of traditional African music, but is typically played with Western instruments.
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🇺🇸 Influential Ghanaian highlife musician Ebo Taylor dies at 90
The guitarist, composer and band leader fused Ghanaian music and funk to create tracks sampled around the world....
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