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Ebo Taylor (born 1936) is a Ghanaian guitarist, composer, bandleader, record producer and arranger focusing on highlife and afrobeat music. Career. Ebo Taylor has been a pivotal figure on the Ghanaian music scene for over six decades. In the late 1950s he was active in the influential highlife bands the Stargazers and the Broadway Dance Band.
CNN — Ebo Taylor became one of Ghana’s major prolific musicians in the 1950s and ’60s, making his signature Ghanaian highlife that influenced the father of afrobeat, Fela Kuti.
Mar 22, 2018 · mr bongo. From hanging out with Fela Kuti and the Beatles in “swinging London”, the importance of jazz in shaping his style and the changing fortunes of West African highlife, Ebo Taylor tells his story.
Apr 28, 2021 · The Ghanaian Highlife legend that inspired Afrobeats. He was Fela Kuti's close friend. He's preparing to release a 3rd studio album. Emmanuel Ghansah, Ghana Music 28th April 2021. 4 minutes read. Ebo Taylor Unmasked! The Ghanaian Highlife legend that inspired Afrobeats Credit: Jordi Vidal/Redferns/Getty Images.
Jan 19, 2023 · Born in 1936 in the Ghanaian city of Cape Coast, Ebo Taylor is a living avatar of two great West African musical traditions: Ghanaian highlife and Nigerian Afrobeat. Highlife, with its bright, ecstatic, guitar-driven melodies, encompasses the joy and optimism of the African people in the face of global anti-Blackness.
