Cape Coast Sugar Babies was one of the first highlife orchestras from Cape Coast.They were also known as the Light Orchestra. [1] Their style of music is known as West African Highlife music. [2]
Background
In the 1930s similar orchestras of almost symphonic composition with popular dance tunes was introduced by Cape Coast Sugar Babies. There were others that played similar composition: Winneba Orchestra, the Asante Nkramo Band, the Sekondi Nanshamang and Professor Grave's Orchestra. [3] [4]
They are remembered by their tour of Nigeria in 1937. [5] Highlife was taken out of Ghana to Nigeria by E.T Mensah and Cape Coast Sugar Babies in the 1950s. [6] [7]
Songs
- Araba Takyiwa
- " Wo nim Owuo A whe Nna" [2]
References
- ^ Collins, John (1989). "The Early History of West African Highlife Music". Popular Music. 8 (3): 221–230. ISSN 0261-1430.
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- ^ "Ghana's Highlife Music Collection : Ghanaian Traditional Music". www.fondation-langlois.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ "Highlife music dates as far back as 19th century- Prof. Collins". MyJoyOnline.com. 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ "The story of Ghanaian highlife". 2004-09-28. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ Agencies (2018-10-05). "Nigerians can't claim ownership of highlife music – don". TODAY. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ "High Life – The Origin, Growth and Status". Ghana And Beyond. 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2020-08-04.