Igbo highlife
Igbo highlife is a genre. Igbo highlife grew out of Highlife. It sits close to burger-highlife and adaha, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into Highlife-Pop, Gospel Highlife, Bongo Flava, Afrobeat and Jùjú, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 8 connections around Igbo highlife. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Igbo highlife came from and where it led.
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Igbo highlife connections
Igbo highlife grew out of Highlife, shares an orbit with burger-highlife and adaha, went on to shape Highlife-Pop, Gospel Highlife, Bongo Flava and Afrobeat. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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