Stonebwoy has made a strong case for the undebatable influence of Ghana and its Highlife on today’s internationally acclaimed Afrobeats music. The singer-songwriter was responding to American rap star ...

This set of 18 funky tracks is a welcome follow-up to Soundway's essential compilation Ghana Special: Modern Highlife Afro-Sounds & Ghanaian Blues, 1968-81. In the late 70s, economic stresses and ...

In Accra, a city known for its vibrant music scene, The Family Band has emerged as one of the most exciting new acts. Formed in 2020, the band blends highlife, reggae, and afrobeats, captivating ...

Obiba Sly Collins, a renowned Ghanaian highlife musician who has worked with a lot of veteran musicians says Afrobeat, which incorporates highlife, originated from Ghana. The musician, who has ...

Ebo Taylor became one of Ghana’s major prolific musicians in the 1950s and ’60s, making his signature Ghanaian highlife that influenced the father of afrobeat, Fela Kuti. As highlife and afrobeat ...

The death of highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosu, better known as Daddy Lumba, has triggered a profound national discussion that is much more than a debate over funeral rites. It is a moment of ...

Edmund John Collins does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

Doreen Andoh, Ghana’s undisputed 'Queen of the Airwaves', was conferred with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook My introduction into the world of highlife music came incidentally through my love of the ...