Music
Akwaboah Announces “Spirit”, an Album for His Father and Grandfather
Akwaboah has unveiled Spirit, an 11-track album honouring his father and grandfather, out 11 November with Fameye, Efya…
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True Love, Two Voices: Akwaboah and Kwesi Arthur on “Odo Ankasa”
Akwaboah released "Odo Ankasa" (true love) with Kwesi Arthur on 16 October 2026, a highlife song about loyalty,…
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Ofori Amponsah’s “Jane” Remix With Kurl Songx, and Why Daddy Lumba’s Son Objected
Ofori Amponsah released "Jane (Remix)" with Kurl Songx on 23 October 2026, and Daddy Lumba's son Calvin Fosuh…
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From TikTok to Takoradi Radio: Kofi Kinaata Stands “Boot 4 Boot”
Kofi Kinaata released "Boot 4 Boot" on 2 November 2026 on Team Move, produced by OT Woode and…
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From Highlife to Drill: How Agye Din Is Building a Record of Ghana’s Musicians
Agye Din now holds 288 musician profiles, and more than 100 of its entries describe their subject as…
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Orlando Julius: the Nigerian saxophonist who fused highlife with soul
Orlando Julius Ekemode, a saxophonist and bandleader from Ekiti, blended highlife, juju and American soul in the 1960s,…
Arts + Culture
Guitar bands and dance bands: the two branches of Ghanaian highlife
Ghanaian highlife developed along two main paths: dance bands with horns that played for elites in ballrooms, and…
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Jewel Ackah: the Prince of Highlife from Axim who wrote “Arise, Arise”
Jewel Ackah, born in Axim in the Western Region, sang with C.K. Mann's Carousel Seven and the Sweet…
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Orlando Owoh: the carpenter who became Nigeria’s “King of Toye”
Orlando Owoh, born Stephen Oladipupo Olaore Owomoyela in Osogbo, started out as a carpenter, joined Kola Ogunmola's theatre…
Arts + Culture
Kpanlogo: the Ga drum and dance that grew up in 1960s Accra
Kpanlogo is a Ga recreational drum and dance from Accra that became popular in the early 1960s. Credited…