Guitar Band Highlife I

Guitar Band Highlife I

bulletGhana
bullet1930’s and 1940’s Kumasi Trio
bullet1950’s/1960’s E.K. Nyame’s (1927-1977) Akan Trio
bulletRelease over 400 records starting in 1951.
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Ghana
bulletRural Areas - Kumasi capital of the Ashanti region Ticket Selling Entertainment
bulletPerformed in local languages and adapted traditional proverbs and stories to current events.
bulletSound constructed around two or three electric guitars
bullet1930’s and 1940’s
bulletKumasi Trio - Guitar/vocals, castanets and clarinet.
bullet1950’s/1960’s
bulletE.K. Nyame’s (1927-1977) Akan Trio
bulletFirst Concert Party: Combined Guitar band with comic theatre
bulletRecorded on the Zonophone label
bulletRelease over 400 records starting in 1951.