2017. The Highlife Band is an authentic and unique reggae band from Seattle, Washington. Rhythms from the Spanish and French Caribbean are combined with Jamaican rockers, bif-baf, steppers, one-drop, and dancehall r..

2020. The first-ever reissue of the classic 1981 debut album from this much revered Ghanaian band. Vibrantly produced by British sound explorer Brian Eno in Accra, Ghana. Highlife meets Afro-funk. Spirited, horn dri..

2020. Afro-funk essential from Ghana, K. Frimpong's rare second album, recorded in 1975. As a prolific songwriter and singer, Frimpong brought a modern fusion of highlife and the traditional beat called "Ahyewa..

2020. First release in Dig This Way's maxi 12" series in the form of an experimental highlife/boogie called 'Imo Special Release' which includes some gems taken from two wonderful and unknown LPs from the heart..

2020. Highlife was one of the results of the unprecedented blend of West African music traditions and various sounds and styles from the new world, especially jazz from America and calypso from the Caribbean. This c..

2020. Santrofi's debut album 'Alewa' brings a new wave of fresh highlife rooted in the past with a knowledge of the future directly from the streets of Accra. Santrofi was founded by bassist and producer Emmanuel Of..

2020. Santrofi's debut album 'Alewa' brings a new wave of fresh highlife rooted in the past with a knowledge of the future directly from the streets of Accra. Santrofi was founded by bassist and producer Emmanuel Of..

2013. 'Shango' by Peter King is an album loaded with history. Originally recorded in 1974 in a Camden studio session funded by money from a TV soundtrack recorded by King a few years earlier, it remained unreleased ..

1993. One of Ghana's finest producer and arrangers, Ebo Taylor was involved in a lot of the afro-funk to emerge from the country in the '70s working with bands such as Apagya Show Band and fellow musicians such as C..

2013. One of Ghana's finest producers and arrangers, Ebo Taylor was involved in a lot of the Afro-funk to emerge from the country in the '70s, working with bands such as Apagya Show Band and fellow musicians such as..

2020. The first-ever reissue of the classic 1981 debut album from this much revered Ghanaian band. Vibrantly produced by British sound explorer Brian Eno in Accra, Ghana. Highlife meets Afro-funk. Spirited, horn dri..

2018. The Afro National band was formed in Freetown, Sierra Leone in 1972. Their inspirational leader, Sulay Abu Bakarr accompanied by his wife Patricia and Ayo Roy Macauley split from the Sabanoh Jazz Band to form ..

2022. Amsterdam based Mauskovic Dance Band make madcap music intent on expanding musical universes. Powered by elastic rhythms and some potent dub wizardry, the five-piece are synonymous with flipping global music t..

2022. Amsterdam based Mauskovic Dance Band make madcap music intent on expanding musical universes. Powered by elastic rhythms and some potent dub wizardry, the five-piece are synonymous with flipping global music t..

2023. Put your dancing shoes and be ready to kill the dancefloor, the intoxicating highlife music known as Edo Funk from Benin City, Nigeria is back. Following the planetary success of Analog Africa's 'Edo Funk Ex..

2023. The 2023 studio album by the 13-piece Nigerian formation. Founded in 1996 by German-Nigerian lead singer Ade Bantu, this band have been among the up-and-coming West African acts ever since, transforming the le..

2023. The 2023 studio album by the 13-piece Nigerian formation. Founded in 1996 by German-Nigerian lead singer Ade Bantu, this band have been among the up-and-coming West African acts ever since, transforming the le..

2023. A household name in Nigeria, Dr. Orlando Owoh enjoyed a popularity that has cut across generational lines in his home country and beyond. Leading groups such as the Omimah Band and the Young Kenneries, Owoh re..

2024. This record captures the amazing live energy Santrofi, a young 7 piece highlife band from Ghana backed by a 14 piece brass orchestra from Berlin. Over 25 great musicians on stage all playing their hearts out. ..

2024. Jumbo System immerses in the world of Afrobeat, inspired by Fela Kuti and Tony Allen. At the crossroads of jazz, funk, highlife and traditional music. Combining this tradition with the power of a marching band..

2023. Repress with new master. 1974's 'Moving World' is a holy grail of Ghanaian groove alchemy. The title track and 'Brotherhood Of Man' are hard, grinding funk outings, while 'Jungle Music' has a more soulful gr..

2013. 'Shango' by Peter King is an album loaded with history. Originally recorded in 1974 in a Camden studio session funded by money from a TV soundtrack recorded by King a few years earlier, it remained unreleased ..

2013. Revered regionally for their mix of Saharan and West African sounds and for their intense guitar work and upbeat vibe, Tal National make striking music, despite a constant dearth of available instruments and a..

1993. 'Appia Kwa Bridge' is a strident return from the Ghanaian highlife guitar legend. Featuring six new compositions, his sound is more dense and tightly locked than ever with Berlin-based musicians Afrobeat Acade..

2015.  Released for record store day 2015-first come, first served.  From bright nigerian highlife horns to ethiopian fuzz-tone guitar riffs, this 'rough guide' presents a broad selection of rare..

2009. "Modern Highlife Afro-Sounds & Ghanaian Blues". Soundway Records step back into Africa with thirty three original and previously un-reissued tracks from Ghana delivering a follow on of sorts from..

2011. Second volume of Vampisoul's comprehensive Highlife Time series, which guides the listener into the highlife world far enough to show that there are indeed a host of different angles and approaches representin..

2010. Segun was born in 1946 into a well regarded Lagos musical family who were church singers and organists. He started to play box guitar and the piano at nine years old. Two years later, he got to lead his first ..

2013. "London Is The Place For Me' Afro-Cubism, Calypso, Highlife, Mento, Jazz. The Music Of Young Black London, vol. 5. Tracks: Buddy Pipp's Highlifers - Cuban Nightingale / George Browne - Calypso Mambo / ..

2017. This classic 1974 Afro-funk delivery (originally on EMI Nigeria) gets a welcome reissue. It's no exaggeration to say that Geraldo Pino and his band the Heartbeats kickstarted the whole soul/funk/Afrobeat sc..

2010. Segun was born in 1946 into a well regarded Lagos musical family who were church singers and organists. He started to play box guitar and the piano at nine years old. Two years later, he got to lead his first ..

2020. The Ogyatanaa or Burning Fire Show Band was one of the more esteemed of the funky highlife groups that rocked the Ghanaian music scene during the 1970s. The band was formed in 1971 by diplomat-turned-composer,..

2017. A reissue of the sought-after 1980 LP by Nigerian guitarist JOE KING KOLOGBO and his backing band The High Grace. The album can be regarded as an experimental mixture of highlife and disco.

2016. Reissued on vinyl, 1974's 'Moving World' is a holy grail of Ghanaian groove alchemy. The title track and 'Brotherhood Of Man' are hard, grinding funk outings, while 'Jungle Music' has a more soulful groove. Th..

2016. Reissued on CD, 1974's 'Moving World' is a holy grail of Ghanaian groove alchemy. The title track and 'Brotherhood Of Man' are hard, grinding funk outings, while 'Jungle Music' has a more soulful groove. Th..

2008. Nigerian & Ghanaian Sounds from the 60's and early 70's. Highlife, dance music played mostly in Ghana and Nigeria, represents one of the century's first fusions of African roots and western music, and befo..

2013. 'London Is The Place For Me'. Afro-Cubism, Calypso, Highlife, Mento, Jazz. The Music Of Young Black London vol. 6. Tracks: Dizzy Reece - The Escape / Mighty Terror - Life In Britain / Lord Kitchener - Roman..

2011. Second volume of Vampisoul's comprehensive Highlife Time series, which guides the listener into the highlife world far enough to show that there are indeed a host of different angles and approaches representin..

2016.  First ever career retrospective of key ghanaian highlife figure.  Includes two previously unreleased tracks.  - broadway dance band - go modern,ogyatanaa show band with pat thoma..

2018. As the lead singer of George Darko's legendary Burger-Highlife hit-band, Lee Dodou became the number one voice of '80s highlife. Born in Kumasi, the epicenter of Ghanaian Highlife, he came to Berlin in the lat..

2018. The 1970s and 80s saw the rise of the Ukwuani style in Nigerian highlife. A funky fusion of the laidback, mellifluous guitar lines characteristic of Igbo highlife with the rugged, animated rhythm section of Ed..