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A Song to “Define the Most African Moment of My Life”

Notes from America with Kai Wright

CHAPTER

The History of Afrobeats

High Life music came from this very distinct time in history before Ghana was even called Ghana. Even though it grew out of Britain's military occupation, it becomes the soundtrack to Ghana's independence movement. And later when that movement succeeds and Ghana becomes the first independent nation in sub-Saharan Africa, High Life music becomes the national music.

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