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Highlife
- Genre family
- African Popular Music
- Starting recordings
- 8
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
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.
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GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreAfrican Popular Music
Current genreHighlife
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United States · Highlife
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
8 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Kent's Bounce, Pt. 1Highlife · afrobeatOpen in new tab 02KpanLogo BounceHighlife · afrobeatOpen in new tab 03Shaku ShakuHighlife · afrobeatOpen in new tab 04Gahu BounceHighlife · afrobeatOpen in new tab 05Sabar BounceHighlife · afrobeatOpen in new tab 06MotherlandHighlife · afrobeatOpen in new tab 07Azonto BounceHighlife · afrobeatOpen in new tab 08Lion's RoarHighlife · afrobeatOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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