Guitar Band Highlife IV

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A.B. Crentsil (1950 - )

1975 - named the band Sweet Talks performed at the Talk of The town in Tema

Tema is a port town , the hotel has only about six rooms, they played in the courtyard on Wed, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Training ground for great musicians

1975 Recorded Adam and Eve

1978 Phonogram asked them to provide backing tracks for a new Crusaders album, took advantage of the extra Studio time to record their all-time classic “Hollywood Highlife Party”

Classic Highlife combining old highlife sounds from the guitar, ballroom and palm wine styles.

1978 Band Breaks up. Economic decline in Ghana and particularly the political situation curfew was imposed at 6pm every night

1978 Eric Agyeman records Highlife Safari

Smart Nkansah forms Sunsum Mystic Band

Thomas Frempong leaves and moves to London,UK

Nana Tuffour

	1975 - named the band Sweet Talks performed at the Talk of The town in Tema
	Tema is a port town , the hotel has only about six rooms, they played in the courtyard on Wed, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
	Training ground for great musicians
	1975 Recorded Adam and Eve
	1978 Phonogram asked them to provide backing tracks for a new Crusaders album, took advantage of the extra Studio time to record their all-time classic “Hollywood Highlife Party”
	Classic Highlife combining old highlife sounds from the guitar, ballroom and palm wine styles.
	1978 Band Breaks up. Economic decline in Ghana and particularly the political situation curfew was imposed at 6pm every night
	1978 Eric Agyeman records Highlife Safari
	Smart Nkansah forms Sunsum Mystic Band
	Thomas Frempong leaves and moves to London,UK