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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Gnonnas Pedro

Angel Romero June 23, 2016 No Comments AfricandoAgbadjaBeninBeninese musicGnonnas PedroHighlifejujusalsa

Gnonnan Sossou Pierre Kouassivi, better known as Gnonnas Pedro, was a singer-songwriter, salsero and musician born in Lokossa, Benin. Gnonnas Pedro had always excelled in…

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Artist Profiles: Adam Solomon

Angel Romero April 19, 2016 1 Comment Adam SolomonAfrican musicbossa novaCanadachakachachelaHighlifeKenyaKenyan musicReggaesambasoukous

Adam Solomon is a 2005 Juno Award winner in the World Music Album category. Adam was born in Mombasa, Kenya, and began performing at an…

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Artist Profiles: Aaron Bebe Sukura

Angel Romero April 17, 2016 1 Comment Aaron Bebe SukurafluteGhanaGhanaian musicHighlife

Aaron Bebe Sukura is a Ghanaian multi-instrumentalist (harp-lute, thumb-piano, bamboo flute, guitar, xylophone). He recorded Nyong, a solo album devoted to acoustic Highlife from Ghana…

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New CDs

New Fela Kuti 3CD Compilation ‘Highlife – Jazz and Afro-Soul’

Angel Romero January 10, 2016 No Comments HighlifeJazz

Kinitting Factory Records has announced the release of Fela Ransome Kuti and Koola Lobitos’ ‘Highlife – Jazz and Afro-Soul (1963-1969).’ The 3-CD compilation is scheduled…

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Ghanaian Highlife Guitar Legend Ebo Taylor to Release Life Stories

World Music Central News Room February 25, 2011 No Comments AfrobeatEbo TaylorHighlife

Following his first international solo release with Afrobeat Academy, Love And Death, Ghanaian highlife guitar legend Ebo Taylor teams up again with Strut Records for…

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Nigeria’s King Sunny Ade to headline New York’s Great African Ball

World Music Central News Room April 18, 2005 HighlifejujuKing Sunny AdéNigeriaNigerian music

New York City, USA – Graviton African Arts Network and African Hypertext, by special arrangement with Yoruba juju icon King Sunny Ade & His African…

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General News

IndigeDisc debut CDs

Angel Romero March 22, 2001 Chief Stephen OsadebeHighlifeNigerian music

New York City, USA- The first two releases on the new Indigedisc label will be out the first week of April. One of the releases…

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