Dance High-Life of Ghana in the 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s
Dance high-life evolved during World War II, when American swing and jazz became famous with the arrival of the servicemen from the United...
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Dance
high-life evolved during World War II, when American swing and jazz became
famous with the arrival of the servicemen from the United States and United
Kingdom. After independence in the year 1957, the socialist government started
supporting the folk music, but high-life remained famous and influences from
Trinidadian music. E.T. Mensah was the powerful artists of this period, and his
band the tempos Caribbean music to Ghana and, later, was known for a number of advanced
unions of African rhythms and American jazz. King Bruce, Jerry Hansen and Stan
Plange also led powerful dance bands during the 1950s and 60s. By the 1970s,
however, pop music from the Europe and the United States dominated the Ghanaian
scene until a mid-1970s roots revival.
source of picture: www.ghananation.com
