Highlife

Highlife wani nau'in kiɗa ne na Ghana wanda ya samo asali a cikin garuruwan bakin teku na Ghana a halin yanzu a cikin karni na 19, a tarihinta a matsayin mulkin mallaka na Birtaniya da kuma ta hanyar kasuwancinsa a yankunan bakin teku. Ya ƙunshi haɗuwa da yawa na gida na mitoci na Afirka da waƙoƙin jazz na yamma.Collins, John (1989). "The Early History of West African Highlife Music". Popular Music. 8 (3): 221–230. doi:10.1017/S0261143000003524. ISSN 0261-1430. JSTOR 931273. Yana amfani da kaɗe-kaɗe da babban tsarin kaɗe-kaɗe na kiɗan gargajiya na Afirka, amma ana buga shi da kayan kida na Yamma. Highlife yana da ƙaho na jazzy da katata waɗanda ke jagorantar ƙungiyar da kuma amfani da salon wasan gitar mai yatsa biyu wanda ya yi daidai da kiɗan Afirka. Kwanan nan ya sami sauti mai ƙarfi, mai sarrafa sauti.Eyre, Banning (2006: 9). "Highlife guitar example" Africa: Your Passport to a New World of Music. Alfred Pub. ISBN 0-7390-2474-4Peñalosa, David (2010: 247). The Clave Matrix; Afro-Cuban Rhythm: Its Principles and African Origins. Redway, CA: Bembe Inc. ISBN 1-886502-80-3.

Highlife ya sami shahara kuma nau'in ya bazu ko'ina cikin yankunan Afirka ta Yamma. Majagaba kamar Cardinal Rex Lawson, ET. Mensah, Victor Uwaifo, duk sun kammala wannan sauti ta hanyar shigar da ganguna na al'ada na Afirka da "Native Blues" na yamma.Collins, John (1989). "The Early History of West African Highlife Music". Popular Music. 8 (3): 221–230. doi:10.1017/S0261143000003524. ISSN 0261-1430. JSTOR 931273. Bayan yakin duniya na biyu, farin jininsa ya shigo cikin kabilar Ibo a Najeriya, yayin da suka yi tasiri wajen samar da salon wakokin kabilar Igbo wanda ya zama sanannun wakokin kasarsu a shekarun 1960.

Highlife ya kasance wani ɓangare na shahararriyar kiɗa ga ƴan ƙasar Ghana da ƴan ƙasashen waje a duniya ta hanyar haɗin kai da cibiyoyin addini da kuma kyakkyawan tasirin da yake da shi akan ƙauran Ghana na barin ƙasarsu.[5]sound.

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