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Highlife Giants: West African Dance Band Pioneers by John Collins (Paperback, 2016)

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Highlife Giants. Appeals to wide audience, from general reader to for students of musicology. Short Title Highlife Giants. In the 1970s he had his own Bokoor Band and since 1982 has been running Bokoor Recording Studio near Accra.

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As West Africa's oldest form of popular music, Highlife was the soundtrack of the independence era and its influence still resonates widely today. Highlife Giants is an intimate portrait of the pioneering artistes of West Africa's vibrant music scene from the 1920s onwards. It is packed full of inside information from interviews with stars including E.T Mensah, Kofo Ghanaba, Bobby Benson and Ignace De Souza, revealing priceless behind-the-scene moments such as Louis Armstrong giving Eddie Okonta a trumpet with a golden mouthpiece after seeing him perform. Together with an illuminating account of Highlife's instruments, rhythms and influences, Highlife Giants comprehensively charts the development of this rich and varied popular music, which has come to influence contemporary West African music such as Afrobeat and hiplife. Highlife remains crucial in generating social commentary and protest, and contributing to the consolidation of a pan-African musical identity. This book will enthrall readers wishing to delve into the rich musical history of West Africa.

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PublisherCassava Republic Press

ISBN-101911115294

ISBN-139781911115298

eBay Product ID (ePID)230863726

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AuthorJohn Collins

FormatPaperback

LanguageEnglish

TopicMusic & Dance

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Place of PublicationLondon

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Author BiographyProfessor John Collins is a naturalized Ghanaian of British descent who came to Ghana in 1952. He is a guitarist, harmonica player and percussionist and has worked and recorded with numerous Ghanaian & Nigerian bands. In the 1970s he had his own Bokoor Band and since 1982 has been running Bokoor Recording Studio near Accra. Collins has also written numerous publications on West African popular and neo-traditional music. Collins is a Professor at the Music Department of the University of Ghana in Legon. He is a patron of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) and is Chair of Bokoor African Popular Music Archives Foundation (BAPMAF).

Date of Publication14/10/2016

Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom