This week, an invitation to dance over jerky kuduro-inspired rhythm, an abrasive and sensual record, some modern take on the lulanga, seven minutes of Afrofusion and some hybrid funk.

Thirty-fifth album and counting, the 75-year-old musician is about to release yet another record, Hi-life Jazz, in which he revisits works by John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk, Wayne Shorter and Miles Davis. Born in 1947, ten […]

Pure Akan wields his heritage and folk stories to create an empowering backdrop to his hiplife sound. The rapper, singer and linguist takes us through the power of names, history and his latest album, Nyame Mma.

Luaka Bop honours Nigerian musician Alhaji Waziri Oshomah with a compilation of his songs recorded between the 1970s and 1980s, an introduction to his spiritual dance music inspired by Ghanaian highlife. Originally from Afenmailand, in […]

PAM met with rising superstar Black Sherif in Accra to talk about his career in music, Burna Boy linkup, trap-highlife blend and what motivates him.

The Kyf! project is an augmented show that explores the African continent and its instruments. It’s three actors invite us to listen to their PAM Club, a reflection on their memories and influences. The Kyf! […]

Owing to the tenacity of their leader, Dan Satch, and the label Palenque Records, 50 years after their first album the famous Igbo highlife orchestra from eastern Nigeria is back with a new record.

Kalita Records digs into Ghana’s 1980s and early 90s to unveil a collection of musicians that took the country’s famous highlife adding synths and drum machines for a rare style of ‘Burger Highlife’. The 1970s […]