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The rough guide to highlife
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- Included Title
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- Seprewa Kasa
- Format
- Sound Recordings
- Language
- Undetermined
- Contributors
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- Fela, 1938-1997
- Ababio, Desmond
- Wadawa, Lewis
- Benson, Bobby, 1922-1983
- Roadmaster (Musician)
- Agyemang
- Osadebe, Stephen Osita, Chief, 1936-2007
- Uwaifo, Victor, 1941-
- Ukwu, Celestine, 1940-1977
- Nimo, Ko, 1934-
- Olaiya, Victor
- Koola Lobitos (Musical group)
- Black Beats (Musical group)
- Sweet Talks (Musical group : Ghana)
- F. Kenya's Guitar Band
- Professional Seagulls Dance Band of Port Harcourt
- Genesis Gospel Singers
- Seprewa Kasa (Musical group)
- Publication
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- Special ed
- London, UK : Rough Guides : World Music Network, ℗2012
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 2 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in
- ISBNs
- 9781908025333, 1908025336
- OCLC
- ocn794717275
- Credits
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- Various performers
- Compiler, Rachel Jackson
- Highlife music from Africa.
- Title from container.
- Previously released recordings from 1960s-1980s (disc 1) and 2008 (disc 2).
- Compact disc.
- Program notes by Rachel Jackson in English with French translation, and biographical notes on the performers in English ([12] p.) inserted in container.
- Sung in various undetermined languages.
- Disc 1, The rough guide to highlife. Highlife time (Fela Ransome-Kuti and his Koola Lobitos) (5:21) ; Tsutsu tsosemo = Old time training (Desmond Ababio, Lewis Wadawa & Black Beats Highlife Dance Band) (5:09) ; Taxi driver (Gentleman Bobby Benson) ; Juliana (Sweet Talks) (2:56) ; Akwasi broni (Roadmaster & Agyemang) (3:35) ; Memia = I am too broke (Francis Kenya's Guitar Band) (6:27) ; Osondi owendi (Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe) (11:06) ; Do amen do (Sir Victor Uwaifo) (2:52) ; Igede (Celestine Ukwu) (4:01) ; Se wo nom me = Tsetse fly you suck my blood (Koo Nimo) (4:22) ; Atabala woman (Professional Seagulls Dance Band) (3:26) ; Pariboto riboto (Dr. Victor Olaiya) (2:53) ; Momma mo akoma ntutu (Genesis Gospel Singers) (4:01) -- Disc 2, Seprewa Kasa. Adowa : (Otanfo) (4:37) ; Dagomba (7:17) ; Nkabom (6:37) ; Seprewa Kasa = Seprewa speaks guitar answers! Towoboase (5:02) ; Nkasoo (5:40) ; Agyese wobre (8:40) ; Barima ye na (6:06) (Seprewa Kasa)