Sunday, August 9, 2009

Meet the Highlife

This is CK Mann (aka Charles Kofi Amankwaa Mann).




He's from Ghana. He makes highlife music.

http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/genre/content.genre/highlife_728

No not that highlife,






Highlife (the musical genre) is a mix of Calypso, military brass-band music, Cuban son, and various African song forms. There are considerably fewer ingredients in Miller high life. Hi-life's popularity faded during the 60's but made a strong resurgence during the 70's enjoying success abroad as well as across Western Africa. CK Mann was one of the genre's stars.

This is his song, Funky Hilife



Dope. You're welcome.

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