Tag Archives: HIGHLIFE

Highlife has evolved through various phases, with its earliest iteration garnering widespread appeal and influence, a legacy that persists today. Pioneers such as Daddy Lumba, AB Crentsil, Paapa Yankson, Kojo Antwi, Amakye Dede, and others have played crucial roles in shaping the music culture and leaving an indelible mark. Among …

Veteran Ghanaian musician KK Kabobo has received support from former President John Dramani Mahama and GHAMRO. The news was first broken by broadcaster Barima Kaakyire Agyemang, who visited him and shared his video and pictures on social media. The Highlife icon looked pale and weak and had difficulty speaking. He said he …

Renowned sound engineer and music producer, Appietus, has advised Ghanaian acts to stop trying to compete with Nigerians in the Afrobeats genre and rather focus on Highlife. According to him, Afrobeats is mostly associated with Nigeria, and names like Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid, Asake, and Temz are the top Afrobeats …

Veteran Ghanaian highlife musician, Amakye Dede, has disclosed that he was compelled by some external forces to bestow the title of the ‘king of future highlife’ title on Kuami Eugene. It can be recalled that following that particular incident, Amakye Dede had faced numerous criticisms from various individuals in the …

Ghanaian Highlife legend, Alfred Benjamin Crentsil, professionally known as AB Crentsil has passed away at the age of 79 years. The death of the celebrated singer was confirmed by sounds engineer, Fred Kyei Mensah better known as Fredyma on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 in a Facebook post. “FAREWELL AB CRENSTIL. …

The Ghana music industry is mourning the death of veteran Hiplife singer, Joseph Kwame Sogli, professionally known as Scizo. Read More: Tutulapato of TV3’s Talented Kidz gains admission to St. John’s Grammar SHS Rapper Edem, in a Facebook post sighted by GhanaWeb, confirmed the news of Scizo’s death. He wrote: …

  Ghanaian Highlife musician Bisa Kdei says Highlife remains Ghana’s music identity and has emphasized on the need to sell it to the world. Bisa Kdei‘s assertion comes after Shatta Wale‘s state of the industry address where he urged his fellow musicians to come together and identify Ghana’s music with one common genre. …

  Ghanaian Highlife Legend, Gyadu-Blay Ambolley, has called on music industry players to preserve, develop and promote Highlife as a genre that represents the national identity. At the launch of the ‘Highlife Is Alive Fan Club’ in Accra, on Monday, he bemoaned the missing identity of music in recent times and …

  Growing up in the 80s, 90s and early 2000, many were exposed to a ‘melting pot’ of highlife music being the main forces in a typical Ghanaian household. Waking up to the sounds of Osibisa, Nana Kwame Ampadu, E.T Mensah, A.B Crentsil just to mention but a few, was a routine …