Ghanaian highlife and gospel singer, Akwaboah jnr declares that he now serves as an inspiration for highlife music in Ghana, considering that the genre is the initial source of all Ghanaian songs.
Speaking on the Showbiz 360 show on TV3, Akwaboah described the motivation behind his “Lighthouse” album.
He expressed his desire to showcase the beauty and intricacy of highlife music, which features live instrumentation and requires precision and skill.
He mentioned his desire to promote Ghana’s highlife genre and encourage other artists to draw inspiration from it.
“I feel I’m the highlife lighthouse of Ghana music. Because bottom line is, that every song we are doing now is derived from high life. So this is me trying to tell everybody that I am the lighthouse to Ghana music. Whether they like it or not,” he noted.
“I just need people to understand that Highlife is the core of everything that we’re doing. So you can do anything that you want to do. But pick it from your source, which is the high life here
So Lighthouse is me directing people to the high-life thing that we’re doing here in Ghana. So every song you hear out there, it’s somewhat live, like, instrumentation-wise, because, you know, way back, they used to do everything live,” he said.
Highlife music is a genre that started in West Africa, especially in Ghana, in the 19th century.
Highlife music is a popular genre in Ghana and other West African countries, as well as the diaspora. It combines African rhythms and melodies with Western instruments and jazz influences, often creating upbeat, danceable, and expressive tunes.
Story by Obaapa Janee
Source: Pulse.gh.com
