The National Folklore Board and the Ghana Culture Forum have held a Highlife Stakeholders Conference to set out a roadmap to getting Highlife music listed as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Speaking at the conference, the deputy Minister, Hon Mark Okraku Mantey described highlife music as synonymous with Ghana.
He noted that it’s in our national interest to own highlife music as our national music.
The Executive Director of the National Folklore Board, Bernice Dei-Kumah said it’s part of the National Folklore Board’s mandate to protect and safeguard our intangible cultural heritage hence their role in this project.
The Chairman of the Ghana Culture Forum, Mr Asare Yamoah indicated that Ghanaians need to celebrate highlife music as part of our national life.
The acting MUSIGA President Bessa Simons described the conference as historic.
Present at the conference were Amandzeba, Gyedu Blay Ambolley, Beat Menace and Dada Hafco.
The conference was supported by UNESCO.
