African Highlife

Two singles found today in the Help The Aged shop much to my surprise. Very rare to find African records in Northwich, especially old Highlife 45's from Ghana or maybe Nigeria?

"From its early development in Ghana through the 1970s, Highlife was Africa's first big popular music trend. Evolving from the the music of society bands and military marching bands, Highlife music re-africanized these contemporary instrumental ensembles, adding local percussion, indigenous rhythms and crafting local lyrics around powerful local themes. Highlife, named for the lifestyle of the high society Africans who were its early patrons, was the first major popular music trend in West Africa. Some of Nigeria's early highlife luminaries Bobby Benson, Cardinal Rex Lawson, EC. Arinze, Stephen Amechi, Inyang Henshaw, Celestine Ukwu and many others are still revered to this day. Though highlife lost some of its national power during the Civil War years, Highlife Heavies like Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe and Oliver DeCoque remain powerful National forces. Recentely a young generation has worked to put highlife back on the map."

Discover more about Nigerian Highlife HERE


Olu Right Time Orch. - Baba Bami Se

Olu Right Time Orch. - Iyawo Olomo Mi

Bob Cole & His Music Makers - Ahorba

Bob Cole & His Music Makers - Meye Kwasea


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