1950s Highlife Archives - African Research Consult https://african-research.com/tag/1950s-highlife/ Your #1 Educational center Fri, 08 May 2020 07:34:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://i0.wp.com/african-research.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-AREC.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 1950s Highlife Archives - African Research Consult https://african-research.com/tag/1950s-highlife/ 32 32 194781668 Legends of Ghanaian Highlife Music: Broadway Band https://african-research.com/research/music/legends-of-ghanaian-highlife-music-broadway-band/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=legends-of-ghanaian-highlife-music-broadway-band https://african-research.com/research/music/legends-of-ghanaian-highlife-music-broadway-band/#respond Thu, 07 May 2020 18:15:57 +0000 http://african-research.com/?p=1087 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 [...]

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