Review: Vintage Highlife With A Dash of Modernity Fills Santrofi’s “Alewa”

“Alewa” by Santrofi captures the spirit of highlife, delivering it in their own ways without compromising on its riveting authenticity” When some legends of highlife music proclaimed the transgenerational nature of the genre, they appeared to have had a tunnel vision of how things would play out decades ahead. The clairvoyance of these highlife veterans is being vindicated. The power […]

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Nii Tei Ashitey And Wulomei- May We Not Forget

In a country where the legacies of some of her citizens are not often celebrated, it is incumbent on the gatekeepers to begin documenting the deeds of our hue for posterity. Until about a month ago when some media publication covered the burial of Nii Tei Ashitey, little did I know the founder of the legendary music group, Wulomei had […]

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EVOLUTION OF GH MUSIC BY ADOMAA

The Ghanaian music scene, like all products has undergone a lot of changes. Each generation of Ghanaian musicians have added or withered it down to reflect global trends and/musical taste of that generation. The music of the 50s was heavily influenced by European (British) sound. The likes of E.T Mensah, Lord Kitchner made music which leaned towards classical English grooves. […]

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