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Legends of Ghanaian Highlife Music: Broadway Band

The Broadway Band (or Broadway Dance Band) was established in 1958 in Takoradi by Sam Obote, a Nigerian. Mac Tontoh joined the band in 1962. It was the first big band of its kind in Africa. The band was run by the management of the Zenith Hotel in Takoradi and led by Sam Obote until […]