Highlife
Highlife is a genre. Defining acts include Fela Kuti, Becca, Black Sherif, Barbara Kanam and Cina Soul, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Highlife grew out of Afro-pop, Afropop and Fuji. Its influence carried into adaha, Igbo highlife and burger-highlife, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 6 connections around Highlife. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Highlife came from and where it led.
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Highlife connections
Highlife grew out of Afro-pop, Afropop and Fuji, went on to shape adaha, Igbo highlife and burger-highlife. 6 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
What influenced Highlife
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