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Highlife on the Move: Selected Nigerian & Ghanaian Recordings from London & Lagos 1954-66

Various Artists

Label: Soundway Records
Released: 2015
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Tracks

Highlife No. 5; Son of Africa ; Abeni; Drink a Tea ; Fela’s Special ; Oju Rere ; Afro Mood ; Africana ; Obaa Amponsah Pandogo ; Ghana Special ; Money Money ; Donaldo’s Samba ; Marabi Dance ; Kitch ; Okokoko ; Fancy Baby ; Biko Rapum Paulina ; Maggie ; Ghana, Forward Forever ; A Night in Port Harcourt ; Aigana ; Tortoise Mambo ; Niger Mambo ; Highlife comes to Europe ; Maria ; Egbe Mi ; Iwa D’Arekere ; Omo Africa ; Brown Skin Gal ; Brown Skin Gal ; Georgina ; Eyo Mano Mi ; Ojikolobo ; Wa Sise ; Nigerian Independence ; Abrokyri Awo Yi ; Ekuona Rhythm ; Anyin Ga Na.

Personnel

Various Artists

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Additional Personnel / Information

Ginger Folorunso Johnson & His Afro-Cuban Band (1, 29) ; Kwamalah Quaye Sextetto Africana (2) ; Nigerian Union Rhythm Band (3, 22) ; Steve Rhodes and his London Hi-lifers (4, 6) ; Fela Ransome Kuti & The Highlife Rakers (5, 21) ; Chris Ajilo & His Cubanos (7) ; Soundz Africana (8) ; The Black Star Band (9, 36, 37) ; Buddy Pipp’s Highlifers (10, 31) ; The Quavers (11, 14) ; Afro Rhythm Kings (12, 13) ; Bobby Benson & His Orchestra (15) ; John Santos Martins accompanied by Zeal Onyia And His Band (16, 18) ; E. C. Arinze & The Empire Rhythm Orchestra (17) ; Lord Ganda & Rupert Nurse’s Calypso Band (19) ; Adam’s African Sky Rockets (20) ; Bobby Benson & His Combo (23) ; Rans Boi’s African Highlife Band (24) ; Eddie Lamptey & The People’s Highlife Band featuring Eddie “Red” Tettey (25) ; West African Rhythm Brothers (26, 27) ; West African Swing Starts (28) ; Awotwi Paynin & His Ghana Rockers (30) ; T. Oduesco’s Akesan Highlifers (32) ; Nigerian Union Rhythm Group (33) ; Willie Payne And The Starlite Tempos (34) ; Fela Ransome-Kuti & His Koola-Lobitos (35) ; Victor Olaiya & His Cool Cats (38).