Music world mourns Ghana's Ebo Taylor, founding father of highlife
The Peninsula
Accra: Tributes have been pouring in from across Ghana and the world since the death of Ghanaian highlife legend Ebo Taylor. A guitarist, composer...
Accra: Tributes have been pouring in from across Ghana and the world since the death of Ghanaian highlife legend Ebo Taylor.
A guitarist, composer and bandleader who died on Saturday, Taylor's six-decade career played a key role in shaping modern popular music in West Africa.
Often described as one of the founding fathers of contemporary highlife, Taylor died a day after the launch of a music festival bearing his name in the capital, Accra, and just a month after celebrating his 90th birthday.
Highlife, a genre blending traditional African rhythms with jazz and Caribbean influences, was recently added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
"The world has lost a giant. A colossus of African music," a statement shared on his official page said. "Your light will never fade."
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