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Highlife
- Genre family
- African Popular Music
- 2020s recordings
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Meet Highlife
Highlife is a branch of the African Popular Music family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Highlife is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Togo All Stars, Gabriel Uaangue and Village Cuts.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreAfrican Popular Music
Current genreHighlife
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings2020s starting recordings
01Adze Gbalo2022 · Highlife · jazzOpen in new tab 02Afrosoul Anthem2025 · Highlife · afrobeatOpen in new tab 03Free Me2026 · Highlife · highlifeOpen in new tab 04This Life2026 · Highlife · reggaeOpen in new tab 05Yenimno - Village Cuts Remix2020 · Highlife · highlifeOpen in new tab 06Ancestors Calling2022 · Highlife · jazzOpen in new tab 07For Nothing2022 · Highlife · jazzOpen in new tab 08Everybody Get It2022 · Highlife · jazzOpen in new tab 09Fa Kan Masa2022 · Highlife · jazzOpen in new tab 10Let Them Say2022 · Highlife · jazzOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2020s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2020s albums
LOCAL GRAPH
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