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Release Date: 12-05-2003
Label: Rough Guides
Catalog Number: RG1102-2
Barcode: 605633110227
Musical Style: World
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igede; Celestine Ukwu [04:04] | 9 | Medzi Medzi; E.T. Mensah [02:52] |
| 2 | Ka-Anyi Jikota; Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe [05:05] | 10 | Omo Pupa; Victor Olaiya [02:46] |
| 3 | Ekombi; Jerry Hansen & The Ramblers Dance Band [03:10] | 11 | Ohia Asoma Wo; King Onyina [02:44] |
| 4 | Bosoe (extract); Joe Mensah [09:34] | 12 | Bere Bote; Rex Lawson [02:54] |
| 5 | Guitar Boy; Sir Victor Uwaifo [05:18] | 13 | Agyeman Baidoo; To Jazz [04:12] |
| 6 | Bone Biara So Wo Akatua; Nana Ampadu & The African Brothers [04:22] | 14 | Binu Binu; Orlando Julius [02:52] |
| 7 | Asare; Alex Konadu [04:56] | 15 | Hilife Time; George Darko [06:07] |
| 8 | Esonta; Inyang Henshaw [03:09] | ||
Description:
Highlife music conjures up images of African nightclubs, shiny dancefloors, champagne, fine clothes and the spirit of hope and expectation that marked the end of the colonial era. The heyday of highlife was in the 1960s and 1970s, and the name describes and defines the popular guitar-led dance music of West Africa, primarily from Ghana and Nigeria. The Rough Guide To Highlife surveys this vibrant scene, featuring classic tracks of the era and the biggest artists within the genre.
