What is Highlife?

[amf]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Highlife is a musical genre that originated in Ghana and spread to Sierra Leone and Nigeria in the 1920s and other West African countries. It is very popular in Liberia and all of English-speaking West Africa, although little has been produced in other countries due to economic challenges brought on by war and instability. "Joromi" is a sub-genre.

Highlife is characterized by jazzy horns and multiple guitars which lead the band. Recently, it has acquired an uptempo, synth-driven sound (cf. Daddy Lumba).

Saka Acquaye and His African Ensemble are featured on Nonesuch Explorer Series album Ghana: High-Life & Other Popular Music (Voices of Africa: High-Life and Other Popular Music 1969/2002). Other artists include:

1. Koo Nimo (Daniel Amponsah)
2. AB Crentsil (A B Crentsil)
3. Dr. Sir Warrior
4. S. E. Rogie
5. Koola Lobitos
6. The African Brothers Band
7. George Darko
8. Charles Amoah (singer)
9. Solomon Ilori
10. Rex Lawson
11. Prince Nico Mbarga
12. Jerry Hansen and The Ramblers
13. E. T. Mensah
14. Osibisa
15. The Sweet Talks
16. The Tempos
17. Pat Thomas
18. Aaron Bebe Sukura
19. Daddy Lumba
20. Bolga Zohdoomah
21. King Bruce
22. Nana Kwame Ampadu
23. Rex Gyamfi
24. Alhaji K. Frimpong
25. Amakye Dede
26. Paapa Yankson
27. Celestine Ukwu
28. 'Sir' Victor Uwaifo
29. Oriental Brothers International
30. Bobby Benson
31. The Seagulls(Port Harcourt)
32. Victor Olaiya

Sample Videos

Sir Victor Uwaifo - Ekassa


Osibisa- Gong Gong Song


Prince Nico Mbarga Sweet Mother

[Stéphanie]

VIP - Ahomka Womu if you don't like this one.. then ... damn..  My fav.!




Nice collabo : 2Face Idibia (Nigeria) and VIP (Ghana) - My Love
(Posted something about 2Face somewhere else.. in the thread "Bongo Flava".. etc..)



KK Fosu - Anadwo Ye De - Poor quality, but hasn't stopped me of watching it hundread of times. Another fav.!



Castro De Destroyer - Toffee

[amf]

Great!

Now go to YouTube and get Highlife URLs, for example if you click on 'Menu' above, you get: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qxNyfPWDg4 -- and submit them here: http://www.africanmusicforum.com/video/phpdir/submit.php?pt=submit&part=1 -- one at a time, placing them in appropriate categories with short descriptions.

Do as many as you can, then let me know when you are done ....so that I may approve them.

Start with the videos above.

The whole idea is to collect African Videos in one place, so that visitors looking for African videos ONLY can find them in one place instead of doing tedious searches on Youtube.

[amf]

That 'Toffee' video sounds good -- posted it here: http://www.africanmusicforum.com/video/phpdir/videos.php?id=157

[Stéphanie]

Great!
Now go to YouTube and get Highlife URLs, for example if you click on 'Menu' above, you get: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qxNyfPWDg4 -- and submit them here: http://www.africanmusicforum.com/video/phpdir/submit.php?pt=submit&part=1 -- one at a time, placing them in appropriate categories with short descriptions.
Do as many as you can, then let me know when you are done ....so that I may approve them.
Start with the videos above.
The whole idea is to collect African Videos in one place, so that visitors looking for African videos ONLY can find them in one place instead of doing tedious searches on Youtube.

Ok Boss, will do! 

[Rickky421]

http://www.jujunation.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=2458&title=Ghana___Kings_of_Highlife

http://www.jujunation.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=1147&title=Nigeria___Sir_Victor_Uwaifo___Guitar_Boy

http://www.jujunation.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=2834&title=Nigeria___Mama_G___Make_We_Jolly