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Highlife

Highlife

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Highlife

Ghana, Igbo, Edo

Highlife originated in Ghana during the late 19th century, fusing traditional Akan rhythms with colonial brass bands and jazz. The genre achieved its golden age in the 1950s-60s, becoming a symbol of West African cultural identity post-independence. E.T. Mensah, the 'King of Highlife,' popularized the genre's smooth vocals, danceable rhythms, and bright instrumentation across West Africa.

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Highlife Sounds

Highlife Sounds

Bright, social highlife blending Ghanaian swing and Nigerian warmth. Uplifting guitars, relaxed grooves, and everyday joy without excess.

Igbo Highlife

Igbo Highlife

Rooted Igbo highlife with patient guitars and dignified rhythms. Calm, communal, and timeless. Music that remembers where it comes from.

Ghana Highlife: Vintage to Modern

Ghana Highlife: Vintage to Modern

This Playlist showcases Ghana's Highlife music evolution, blending eras and styles across time

New life

New life

A mid-tempo neo-highlife collection featuring artists from Nigeria.

Nostalgic 60s

Nostalgic 60s

Happy Independence Day Nigeria! Diverse sounds from highlife to Juju, Apala, & calypso that shaped 1960's Nigeria.

Sundown Enugu

Sundown Enugu

Experience what an evening in a community bar sounds like in Enugu, Nigeria. Predominantly Igbo highlife, this curation of mid tempo highlife music creates the perfect background for conversations with friends. If you've got some palmwine, you will hit nirvana.

Weekend Jazz

Weekend Jazz

Set a jivy but calm ambience with this eclectic Jazzy collection. Best enjoyed all day weekends or evenings, Weekend relaxations, featuring soft acoustic songs for quiet moments, soulful vocals, warm highlife guitars and storytelling vocals, perfect for a sit out.

Chief Stephen Osadebe

Chief Stephen Osadebe

Stephen Osadebe

Paulson Kalu - Afrikhanah

Paulson Kalu - Afrikhanah

Paulson Kalu

Morocco 99

Morocco 99

Morocco Vision 2000

Morocco Vision 2000

Papaingo Davalaya

Papaingo Davalaya

The Legendary

The Legendary

Ogbaru Akwulugo

Ogbaru Akwulugo

Arum Achoro Nsogbu

Arum Achoro Nsogbu

Chimurenga

Chimurenga

Sungura

Sungura

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