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Saturday, July 28, 2018

Ghana Highlife - The London Connection

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Over the last few months I've been posting a disproportionate amount of sweet Ghana highlife from the '80s. I just happened t...
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Sunday, July 22, 2018

The Little Orphan of Jos

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Together with Barmani Mai Coge and Alhaji Maman Shata , Dan Maraya Jos was a leading exemplar of the traditional music of the Hausa p...
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Wednesday, July 18, 2018

The Controversial Sounds of "Burger Highlife"

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The genre known as "Burger Highlife" originated among Ghanaian musicians living in Germany in the early '80s. Lauded and...
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Monday, July 9, 2018

Yéplé Jazz!

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From the little I've been able to find out about him, Abel Yéplé of Ivory Coast has had a long career. I suspect he may have pass...
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Sunday, July 1, 2018

The Dynamic Duo of Ghana Highlife

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The two stalwarts of Ghana highlife, Pat Thomas and Ebo Taylor, have both been experiencing career revivals lately, thanks to new re...
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Sunday, June 24, 2018

More Military Sounds from Kenya

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Kenya's Maroon Commandos have been featured here on Likembe a couple of times. In March I posted their LP Mwakarabishwa na Maroon...
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Sunday, June 17, 2018

The Ancestral Voices of Dade Krama

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With their politically-charged version of traditional Ghanaian sounds, Dade Krama were a sensation in Britain back in the mid-1980s. K...
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Sunday, June 10, 2018

Wanyika's Back!

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I promised this one a while back , and here it is! Tanzanian/Kenyan superstars Les Wanyika give us another scinitillating slice of Swah...
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Monday, June 4, 2018

One More from "One Man Thousand"

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Ghanaian highlife superstar Alex Konadu, or "One Man Thousand," was the subject of a previous post here on Likembe , and the...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Advance Kusugar! Zimbabwe Hits Vol. 3

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We conclude our overview of DiscAfrique's Zimbabwe Hits compilations with Volume 3 of the series - Advance Kusugar! (DiscAfrique ...
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