#highlife

Nana Kwame Ampadu – Yaa Amponsah https://amf.didiermary.fr/nana-ampadu-african-brothers-band-yaa-amponsah/ Nana Kwame Ampadu (31 March 1945 – 28 September 2021) was a Ghanaian musician and composer credited with numerous popular highlife tracks and he is known to have composed over 800 songs. He was the lead singer, chief songwriter, and founder of the “African Brothers Band”. He is regarded as a pioneer of highlife music […] #Ghana #Highlife #OldAfricanMusic

Ambolley – Simigwa https://amf.didiermary.fr/ambolley-simigwa/ Simigwa is a legendary Ghanian album – with one of the most iconic covers ever! – that fuses Highlife, Afrobeat, Folk and Funk. Ambolley’s debut solo album originally released in 1975, written and produced with Ebo Taylor. Gyedu-Blay Ambolley grew up during the peak of Highlife in Ghana and was a key figure in […] #70smusic #AfroFunk #Ghana #Highlife #AfroBeat

Lagos All Routes https://amf.didiermary.fr/lagos-all-routes/ Lagos All Routes (Juju, Highlife, Apala and Fuji) is a compilation of Nigerian music from the mid-1960s through the early 1980s, often considered the ‘golden age’ of African popular music. In Nigerian pidgin English, ‘chop-up’ makes figurative reference to a bountiful feast. ‘Lagos All Routes’ refers to the fact that while the [...] #60smusic #70smusic #80smusic #Fuji #Highlife #JùjúMusic #Nigeria #Remixed #OldAfricanMusic

K. Frimpong backed by Vis​-​A​-​Vis https://amf.didiermary.fr/k-frimpong-backed-vis-a-vis/ The legendary K. Frimpong on this reissue of a fantastic rare album, recorded in 1978 at Ghana Films Studio in Accra. Here he’s backed by the famous Vis-A-Vis band. […] #70smusic #AfroFunk #Ghana #Highlife #OldAfricanMusic

#ListeningTo "Ghana Special: Highlife" by Various Artists https://soundwayrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ghana-special-highlife Released November 21, #2025 via #SoundwayRecords #Afrobeat #Funk #Highlife #Jazz #ThankYouPeople!