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A bit of music from Ghana -

Highlife is the most pop form, but just one of many stylings... and is a bit more 'the music people need' (in daily life), rather then music that reflects the times -  but there is a dense and diverse history of music traditions across many tribes/regions there.  They also have a rich music/dance tradition around funerals  (as a celebration of mourning) ...  



01. Adam & Eve
02. Fakye Me 03. Womma Yenyi Ewuradze Aye 04. Onyame Aye Ewie 05. Adam Nana

A bit more contemporary (Highlife):





Kwabena Kwabena - Ewura Esi - Gye Gye Me so - MzBel Ft. Castro Destroyer - I'm in Love - Ofori Amponsah - Broken Heart - Castro Destroyer - Back and front - Oye dae yie - Adane Best Ft. Praye - Skabalanjo - Daasebre Gyamenah - sherry - Daddy Lumba - Tokromu ( RMX - Tokrom ) - Praye - Shordy - Daasebre Gyamenah - Still I love U - Daddy Lumba - It's a Holiday - Barosky ? - Kwabena kwabena - Aso
https://folkways.si.edu/ghana-celebrating-50th-anniversary-ghanas-independence/world/music/article/smithsonian

another genre developed by and for Ghanaian truck drivers ;  )

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  1. Erin ManningNovember 1, 2017 at 7:47 PM

    Thank you Leslie! Just what I needed tonight. And love the truck drivers!

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