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#highlife — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #highlife, aggregated by home.social.

  1. Palenque Records Goes to Africa : Best Of with Odogwu Entertainment *Nigeria

    palenquerecords.bandcamp.com/a

    afrobeat #afropop #colombia latin nigeria world africa african music #champeta congo #highlife music soukous tropical Bogotá

  2. Palenque Records Goes to Africa : Best Of with Odogwu Entertainment *Nigeria

    palenquerecords.bandcamp.com/a

    afrobeat #afropop #colombia latin nigeria world africa african music #champeta congo #highlife music soukous tropical Bogotá

  3. Palenque Records Goes to Africa : Best Of with Odogwu Entertainment *Nigeria

    palenquerecords.bandcamp.com/a

    afrobeat #afropop #colombia latin nigeria world africa african music #champeta congo #highlife music soukous tropical Bogotá

  4. Highlife Music of Ghana and Nigeria

    amf.didiermary.fr/highlife-mus

    70s Highlife Music from Ghana and Nigeria in this documentary, unfortunately lacking all the songs and performers names. If you know, please comment below.

    Post also includes "Highlife On The Move: Selected Nigerian & Ghanaian Recordings from London & Lagos 1954-66" with the 2 first ever recordings by Fela Ransome Kuti & his band The Highlife Rakers.

    #60smusic #70smusic #Compilation #Documentary #FelaKuti #Ghana #Highlife #Nigeria

  5. African Brothers International Band

    amf.didiermary.fr/african-brot

    The debut album by Nana Kwame Ampadu’s legendary African Brothers International Band, originally released in Ghana in 1970. The band is an evolution of “African Brothers Dance Band (International)” that was famous in the ’60s.

    Nana Ampadu of Ghana formed his African Brothers Band in 1963. During the ’70s, they became one of the more […]

    #70smusic #Ghana #Highlife

  6. Fela Kuti – Waka Waka

    amf.didiermary.fr/waka-waka-fe

    “Waka Waka” and “Se E Tun De” on this 45T from the sixties by Fela Ransome Kuti and His Koola Lobitos.

    There’s a live version on the 3-disc set Highlife: Jazz and AfroSoul (1963-1969) below.

    A collection of recordings made between 1963 and 1969 that provide unique insight into the beginnings of Kuti’s craft. […]

    #60smusic #Compilation #FelaKuti #Highlife #Jazz #Nigeria #AfroJazz

  7. Blay Ambolley – Simi Rapp

    amf.didiermary.fr/gyedu-blay-a

    A major force in Afro-funk since the early 1970s, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley is considered the godfather of Hiplife, transforming the Highlife genre by adding elements of Hiphop, Funk and Jazz, as can be seen in this amazing and influential “Simi Rapp”.

    This song was originally released in 1996, as part of the album “Blay Ambolley – […]

    #AfroFunk #Ghana #Highlife #Remixed #OldAfricanMusic

  8. Orlando Julius, titan of Nigerian music

    amf.didiermary.fr/orlando-juli

    African music pioneer, titan of Nigerian music around the world, mixing highlife and other African styles with American influences, Orlando Julius helped Fela Kuti form his early band Koola Lobitos and collaborated with Hugh Masekela & Lamont Dozier.

    Orlando Julius made his debut as a musician in the 1950s in [...]

    #AfroFunk #FullAlbum #Highlife #LiveMusic #Nigeria #OrlandoJulius #AfroBeat

  9. Nath & Martin Brothers ‎– Money

    amf.didiermary.fr/nath-martin-

    The Martin Brothers, actual brothers, also known as The Shadows International with Saxon Lee, behind Pax Nicholas on the “Na Teef” album or as Tabansi Studio Band, made themselves known as one of THE backing-studio-bands in Nigeria before working on this album together.

    “Money” was recorded in the legendary Arc-studios, supervised by Fela Kuti’s drummer [...]

    #70smusic #AfroFunk #Nigeria #AfroBeat #Highlife

  10. Manu Dibango – Waka Juju

    amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango

    Waka Juju is an ode to Juju Music on this 6-track album from 1982.

    Mixing Afrobeat, Highlife and Jazz Funk influences across 6 tracks, Dibango incorporated electronic elements into his sound, with synths played by legend Wally Badarou.

    #80smusic #Bénin #Cameroon #Highlife #Jazz #JujuMusic #LiveMusic #ManuDibango #AfroBeat

  11. Osei Korankye – Seperewa Highlife

    amf.didiermary.fr/osei-koranky

    The seperewa, also known as seprewa or sanku, is a Ghanaian (specifically Akan) harp-lute and belongs to a class of harp-lute chordophones typical in West Africa. They are recognisable by their square wooden box resonator, which differ from the calabash ones used for Manding harp-lutes like the kora or kamele n’goni. […]

    #Ghana #Highlife #Kora #Folk

  12. Um 7 starten wir wieder zum #sundaysocialsummit vom #holbeinpferd auf den #schauinsland. Danke @fabzgy
    Ich geh mich mal warm fahren :FreiburgSocial: und bin hoffentlich pünktlich zur Stelle.

    Ich rechnete wie immer mit ein paar #gestrandetendernacht. Aber hiernisz ja noch #highlife und 18 Grad warm...

    #freiburg #PlatzDerAltenSynagoge #faracyling #langstrecke #socialride