The performances will also feature some Highlife heavyweights like AB Crentsil, and hosted by the MC extraordinaire Kofi Okyere Darko, popularly known as KOD. Ghana’s portion of the concert begins Saturday November 13, 2021, at +233 Jazz Bar in Accra, to present an electrifying and sumptuous music brewed in African pot for dancing, soothing and revitalising the soul.
The concert seeks to open a new chapter in this historic and dramatic story. From the funky Highlife of the 60’s to the disco Highlife of the late 70’s and then to the Afro-highlife of today, Highlife has been around reinventing itself in amazing and ever-changing methodologies. With many successful international concerts under their belt so far, and credit for giving birth to a plethora of fresh and talented new highlife faces, Santrofi seems to have found a comfortable home both in Ghana and Europe.ĭubbed “ Deep into Highlife”, the forthcoming concert will shine a light on the historical journey of Ghana’s Highlife music. Santrofi seems to be on a mission to dominate highlife genre in Ghana and the international landscape. The 8-month trek will take Ghana’s contemporary and biggest highlife band, Santrofi on a limited run of exclusive performances to major amphitheaters and arenas across Ghana and Germany and will include multiple festival performances.Įmmanuel Jewel Peprah Mensah, Nov 06, 2021