God was everywhere in the street
Renowned Ghanaian highlife musician, Nana Ampadu, died on September 28, 2021. In this interview from 2007, historian Jennifer Hart talks with him about the music that made him famous.
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Power against Power in Ghana
Art – especially music – occupies a double-edged place in Ghanaian history in its relation to power.
Spiritual guitar music
A post that takes a warm, nostalgic trip through an aspect of West Africa's rich musical heritage: Nigerian highlife.
Native Son
Youtube is streaming all of the 44-odd minutes of Blitz the Ambassador’s second studio album, “Native
Music Break
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4riYn1SozWo&w=500&h=307&rel=0] The young Lagos, Nigeria-band Che and the Continuous Highlife Evolution’s striking “Civil War.” As the
Janka in America
The King of Bubu, Janka Nabay, translates this music and his culture for rock kids in the trendy hangouts of New York City.
The Trumpet King
Zeal Onyia was a master Nigerian trumpet player from the 1950s treated as an equal by Louis Armstrong.