Recommended World: Highlife music (#1 - #40)
BEAUTIFUL NUBIA AND THE ROOTS RENAISSANCE BAND: Kilòkilò
Infectious, high-spirited modern African music inspired by ancient traditional rhythms
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $12.97
DANNY HEIBS IBE: Get Groovin
The original founder member of the Funkees of Aba City in Nigeria. In the 70's they recorded hit singles.
Recommended if you like Fela Kuti.
BESSA SIMONS: Akwaaba
Highly inventive Ghanian highlife music from West Africa with funk, jazz and soul overtones.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
EZEADI ONUKWULU: IZIZI
World Spiritual/Dance music from the roots of Igbo Highlife, Afrobeat and jazz; a new level of world music. Music that embodies the oneness of humanity using gentle African rhythms to share wonderful messages.
Recommended if you like Manu Dibango, Ifang Bondi.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
AMAYO'S FU-ARKIST-RA: First Kung Fu Lessons of Life
An explosive blend of African spiritual rhythms, traditional Chinese lion rhythms, highlife, funk, and jazz, infused with passionate activism.
Recommended if you like James Brown, Fela Kuti.CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
AJA ADDY: Power and Patience
Influenced by his work as a tigari priest, the nephew of Mustapha Tettey Addy combines the power of the Kpanlogo drum with the more relaxed highlife rhythms of Ghana. 'Power and Patience' is Aja's first solo effort after various tours and albums
Recommended if you like Guem, Mustapha Tettey Addy.CD price: $14.97 / MP3 price: $14.97
LAMI J AND THE AFRICAN PRIDE BAND: Asiko
A mixture of instrumental danceable drums, an interplay between traditional Yoruba percussion, chants, talking drums, western instruments with yourba lyrics. A new dimension to the polyrhythmic sound of afro-beats and highlife.
Recommended if you like Lágbájá, King Sunny Ade.CD price: $12.00 / MP3 price: $12.00
BABATUNDE OLATUNJI: Soul
African Drums interspersed with dramatic electric guitars and western approaches with a slight tinge of highlife. A beautifully rhythmic, vibrant album
FIONA JOY HAWKINS: Music For Sex
A compilation of instrumentals with the occasional haunting vocal that is perfect for seduction and play.
CD price: $13.99 / MP3 price: $12.99
RICKY VIVIEY: Deka Worwor
Sensational highlife music of Ghana, West Africa fusing rich local traditional rhythms and melodies along the lines of Amandzeba of Ghana or Mano Dibango of Cameroun.
CD price: $12.97
PA BALI: NDANSI
The undiscovered outcome of the blend between Folklore and Highlife.
Recommended if you like Francis Ndom, Prince Afoakom.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
JESSE KING AND THE QUEENS IN THE PALACE: Buga
Contemporary highlife afrobeatz
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
CHRIST TRUMPETERS CHURCH CHOIR LED BY EMMANUEL OMOPARIOLA: Give Thanks Unto God
A melodious and inspirational combination of some popular African Praise medley songs, blended with some new original songs written in such danceable and upbeat tempo, including reggae and highlife styles. Talented musicians, nice vocals, uplifting msg.
MP3 price: $8.95
SEYI - MR JEJE: Born In Africa
A fusion of afrobeat soul and highlife. A peferct blend of traditional afrian rhythm and soul
Recommended if you like Jean, Bob Marley & The Wailers.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
SEYI: State Of Mind
A fusion of Afrobeat soul and highlife: a perfect blend of traditional African beats and mordern soul and hip hop
Recommended if you like Wyclef Jean, Bob Marley & The Wailers.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
LORENS CHUNO: Highlife, Soul & Ecstasy
A beautiful fusion of Highlife, Jazz and Soul music. This album gives the best presentation of Highlife music to the contemporary audience.
Recommended if you like Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye.CD price: $11.00 / MP3 price: $11.00
GODFREY IWU: His Promises
Using styles such as highlife, African pop and gospel, he presents a fresh mix of uplifting music.
CD price: $10.00