Golden Days Highlife (No. 1)
World Passport
By the mid 1950's, in West Africa, a distinct genre of popular music began to emerge from the Anglophone regions centered around Ghana and Nigeria. Heavily influenced by Calypso and Son from the New World, its infectious melding of rhythms and lilting melodies soon ruled the West African musical landscape. As the climate of political independence and optimism spread into the next decade, this post-colonial era spawned the evolution of a new, urban working class. This music was created for a new generation of social dancers who were ready to enjoy the "High-Life".
1. Ko Nimu - Main Line
2. Mike Ejeagha - Oda Nu Juwo
3. Ramblers Dance Band - Ekombi
4. E. T. Mensah - Fe Boe No Kwale
5. Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe - Ka-Anyi Jikota
6. Rex Lawson - So Ala Temen
7. African Brothers Band - Kofi Nkrabea
8. Broadway Dance Band - Broadway Special
9. Builders Brigade - Mbra Nimfo Quist
10. Uhuru Dance Band - Biribiri Highlife
11. Great African Highlife Music vol. 2 - Darling Don't Say No
12. Prince Kayosun Dosumu - Eso Pele
13. Asiedu Keteke - Brother
14. Inyang Henshaw & His Top Ten Aces - Efic Gold Vol.4 A-03
15. Godwin Omobuwa & His Sound Makers - You Cheat Me
16. Uhuru Dance Band - Isiakwan
17. E. T. Mensah - Odofo Nuapa