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African Music Forum (AMF) @blogamf@indieweb.social · Jul 14, 2026
Ambolley – Simigwa https://amf.didiermary.fr/ambolley-simigwa/ Simigwa is a legendary Ghanian album – with one of the most iconic covers ever! – that fuses Highlife, Afrobeat, Folk and Funk. Ambolley’s debut solo album originally released in 1975, written and produced with Ebo Taylor. Gyedu-Blay Ambolley grew up during the peak of Highlife in Ghana and was a key figure in […] #70smusic #AfroFunk #Ghana #Highlife #AfroBeat
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African Music Forum (AMF) @blogamf@indieweb.social · Jul 03, 2026
Lagos All Routes https://amf.didiermary.fr/lagos-all-routes/ Lagos All Routes (Juju, Highlife, Apala and Fuji) is a compilation of Nigerian music from the mid-1960s through the early 1980s, often considered the ‘golden age’ of African popular music. In Nigerian pidgin English, ‘chop-up’ makes figurative reference to a bountiful feast. ‘Lagos All Routes’ refers to the fact that while the [...] #60smusic #70smusic #80smusic #Fuji #Highlife #JùjúMusic #Nigeria #Remixed #OldAfricanMusic
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African Music Forum (AMF) @blogamf@indieweb.social · Jun 29, 2026
K. Frimpong backed by Vis​-​A​-​Vis https://amf.didiermary.fr/k-frimpong-backed-vis-a-vis/ The legendary K. Frimpong on this reissue of a fantastic rare album, recorded in 1978 at Ghana Films Studio in Accra. Here he’s backed by the famous Vis-A-Vis band. […] #70smusic #AfroFunk #Ghana #Highlife #OldAfricanMusic
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Juan A. Zamarripa [E.] @jaze@mstdn.social · Nov 21, 2025
Boosted by CM Harrington @octothorpe@mastodon.online
#ListeningTo "Ghana Special: Highlife" by Various Artists https://soundwayrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ghana-special-highlife Released November 21, #2025 via #SoundwayRecords #Afrobeat #Funk #Highlife #Jazz #ThankYouPeople!
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