 Akwaaba
Means “Welcome!” in Ghana.
Hi-Life Music
The music of Ghana hit the world when Ghana became the first independent African country in 1957. Originally a percussion-based musical form, Hi-Life (also spelled Hilife and High Life) welcomed guitar, brass, and other instruments as it spread throughout the world. Hi-Life took an evolutionary leap in the 1970s as the influences of Afrobeat, funk, psychedelia, and fusion groove became part of its unstoppable energy—but as a composer, Pope Flyne has always kept his songs true to the traditions of complex percussion that are the legacy of his native land.
To read more about Hi-Life, also spelled Hilife and High Life, click here.
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