Life Stories: Highlife & Afrobeat Classics 1973-1980

by Ebo Taylor

Life Stories: Highlife & Afrobeat Classics 1973-1980 cover art

Gathering the legendary Ghanaian arranger's most essential 1970s recordings, this collection showcases his unparalleled ability to fuse complex big-band jazz with heavy Afrobeat polyrhythms. The extended, groove-based jams are defined by massive horn sections and incredibly tight, interlocking guitar vamps that dominated West African dancehalls. The anthology serves as a triumphant celebration of one of Highlife's most crucial and enduring figures.

Genres

  • Highlife
  • Afrobeat

Tracklist

  1. Heaven
  2. Atwer Abroba
  3. Victory
  4. Ohiani Sua Efir
  5. Kwaku Ananse
  6. Peace On Earth
  7. Aba Yaa
  8. Ene Nyame Nam 'A' Mensuro
  9. Tamfo Nyi Ekyir
  10. Love And Death
  11. Ohye Atar Gyan
  12. Yes Indeed
  13. Mumude
  14. What Is Life
  15. Etuei
  16. Egya Edu