The guitarist, composer and band leader fused Ghanaian music and funk to create tracks sampled around the world.

Highlife--a music born in West Africa following the collision of New World styles like jazz, calypso, and Cuban music--integrated these approaches with traditional drumming, vocals, and strings.

Davido embraces his 2026 Grammy nomination for "With You" while advocating for homegrown infrastructure and an "African ...

Almost 30 years after he died, the Nigerian will posthumously receive a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Bobby Benson was an entertainer and musician who had considerable influence on the Nigerian music scene, introducing big band and Caribbean idioms to the highlife style of popular West African music.

E. T. Mensah, who died 20 years ago, played highlife, an offshoot of jazz that for years was the most popular style of music in southern Africa.... 'King of Highlife Anthology' Finally Does Justice To ...

Although these older genres may be lost on a young population unaware of the golden age of Highlife, their significance is on display at weekly social functions, events and parties recently christened ...

Kabaka and His Oriental Brothers International' new album 'Abialam' peaks at NO. 24 on Apple Music Top 100 Chart worldwide. This monumental achievement makes 'Abialam' the first highlife music album ...

Reviewed by Lloyd Geyde in Mail and guardian Friday (Johannesburg, South Africa) April 21-27, 2017, page 6. AFA copy 39088019012178 Gift from Janet Stanley. "Highlife Giants is an intimate portrait of ...

Jam out this season to highlife, Afrobeats, jazz, a cappella, R & B, rap, dance, and hip-hop artists from Nigeria, South Africa, and more. Having listened to hours of African Christmas music, I can ...