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Ghana’s got Hiplife

tic_tacHiplife is Ghana’s most popular genre of music. It sounds like a mix of hip hop, reggae and dancehall, all infused with an infectious highlife feel. Considering that all of Africa is dancing to, it has received very little exposure in Europe. In the summer of 2006 Georg Milz of out|here records in Munich went to Ghana to put together a compilation of hiplife music. This is his story… (more…)

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February 19, 2009