Highlife
Highlife is a music genre that originated in Ghana in the early 20th century and became a defining style of West African popular music. It blends traditional Akan melodies and rhythms with Western instruments such as brass, electric guitar, and drum kits, often built around lively, danceable arrangements. The name is sometimes linked to social clubs and dance halls associated with higher-status venues, though exact origins of the term are varied.
In its early development, highlife drew on palm-wine music and colonial-era military bands, adapting them for
Highlife spread beyond coastal Ghana to neighboring countries such as Nigeria and Sierra Leone, influencing regional