TWO of the well-known pre-requisites for being a highlife giant in Nigeria are the musician’s active involvement in the decade of the 50’s, and perhaps the fact that he is a …
The family of the legendary highlife musician, ChristopherAbiodun Ajilo, who died February 20 have announced that his final send-forth would hold April April 15 and 16. His exit at age …
THE entertainment business has this uncanny way of investing artistes with nick names that have stuck – to the point of eventually replacing their real names. Nigeria’s saxophone virtuoso, Paul …
THE legendary status of Rex Jim Lawson continues to reign. He was a virtuoso who stood out like a colossus; and played highlife so creatively well that his music has …
THE origin of highlife is associated with the guitar in its palm wine style, a West African phenomenon that was simultaneously experienced along the major coastal cities of West Africa …
A MAJOR reason why big band highlife held so much charm and attraction for audiences in those days was that the various outfits were seen as cohesive units where all …
Palm wine which has become another name for highlife took its root from some of the sociological events of the 1920s. The music was mostly played in clubs where palm …
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