We got the likes of amakye dede, daddy lumba, nana acheampong and many others. Earlier this year, soundway treated us to nigeria special. Modern highlife, afrosounds and ghanaian blue 19681981 music. Highlife is a music genre that originated in presentday ghana early in the 20th century, during. He was known for songs such as mmbrowa, bantama kofi boakye and koforidua flowers, among others. After youre setup, your website can earn you money while you work, play or even sleep. 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.
Download this app from microsoft store for windows 10 mobile, windows phone 8. Nov 09, 2009 earlier this year, soundway treated us to nigeria special. The styles outlined above represent some of the key developments in popular music in ghana during the 20th and 21st centuries. Those were the times when burger highlife was the big thing. I miss my childhood in ghana, and the ghanaian parties in london. Stream old school ghana highlife mix by dj kweks from desktop or your mobile device. The 80s and 90s were times when ghanaian highlife music regained the strong image that it used to have. Soundways latest compilation of african music, ghana special. While the collections subtitle indicates modern highlife, afrosounds and nigerian blues, that will hardly prepare the listener for the musical variety herein. Just with a simple click to tune in to the best live ghana radio stations. Discover and download music with our free personalized discovery tools.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Dec 14, 2011 you can listen to highlife from the british librarys world and traditional music archival sound recordings page here. The latest in the ongoing series is nigeria special, vol. Sndwd016x 33 tracks download artist various artists releaseproduct nigeria special. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent. 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.
Jan 31, 2010 women sweep the street in an impoverished area in portauprince that was devastated by the jan. In this album, saka acquaye and his african ensemble present a small sampling of the fascinating music of modern africa. This is a tribute from the legendary nana acheampong to the late 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. If you like his music, you can download it for free on his web site. Listen to and buy various artists music on cd baby. At this african music site, you can read more about the history of highlife, and see cd recommendations. Modern highlife, afrosounds, and ghanaian blues, 196881, continues right where the ghana soundz series left off, giving us more. While the collections subtitle indicates modern highlife, afrosounds and nigerian blues, that will. Described by npr as essential, nigeria special was the start of a series that spawned the equally vital ghana special. Various artists ghana special modern highlife, afro sounds. 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. 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. In order to provide a historical context for this recording, the liner notes that accompanied its original release have been reprinted in full below. Mar 17, 2017 those were the times when burger highlife was the big thing. 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. This is one band you will be sorry to complete your collection of, because you will assuredly want more. Nov 30, 2009 having originated in ghana, highlife is featured prominently on ghana special, though the sounds here are pretty diverse. Kofi b attended agogo state college in the ashanti region, but dropped out prematurely due to. I really love the site but help us to download some of these music.
Prekese modern highlife i go pay you tomorrow a b crentsil download. 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. You can earn a 5% commission by selling ghana special. Highlife, the signature music of ghana kid world citizen. From the pictures i have seen, those times were the high times. May 01, 2017 various artists ghana special modern highlife, afro sounds, ghanaian blues 19681981 2009.
I appreciate these songs even more now that im grown. Old school ghana highlife mix by dj kweks free listening. Christmas 8 albums cools n souls 72 albums cools n souls uploads 11 albums. In my ongoing struggle with the intangibility of downloaded music, i. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Kofi boakye yiadom died february 2, 2020, known by his stage name kofi b, was a ghanaian highlife musician. 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. Dont you just miss some of these old hi life songs. Various artists ghana special modern highlife, afro. Playing playlist old highlife ghana music, afrobeats.
Ghanaian veteran highlife musician, nana acheampong comes out with this new song entitled odo ede featuring kofi b. Having originated in ghana, highlife is featured prominently on ghana special, though the sounds here are pretty diverse. Fortunately, my children have inherited my love for pure authentic ghana highlife music. Women sweep the street in an impoverished area in portauprince that was devastated by the jan. Ghana music ofori amponsah demannuela highlife innosita productionz channel 8 rated am 5. Ashong is a modern musician harvard and cambridgeeducated who has been influenced by ghanian highlife. Ghanas greatest hits top albums by ghanaian artists.
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. Ghana special, ghana special modern highlife recorded by. Mensahs yabomisa, a classic example of highlife music. The earliest form of highlife was performed primarily by brass bands along the ghanaian coast. He was inspired by the likes of amakye dede, kojo antwi and ofori amponsah education. Finally, i wanted to showcase some music that is being produced today, with undertones of highlife. The vinyl box is a 5xlp deluxe lift off top boxset, 180gram vinyl, each in its own. Its easy to get started we will give you example code. 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. Various artists ghana special modern highlife, afro sounds, ghanaian blues 19681981 2009.
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