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Ghanaian highlife emerged in the 1980s as a mixture of West African rhythms from Europe by Black people from south and North America.[1][2] There were three forms of Ghanaian highlife:

  • Adaha
  • Fanti Osibisaaba
  • palm-wine music.[3]
  1. ^ "The story of Ghanaian highlife". 2004-09-28. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  2. ^ Collins, John (1989). "The Early History of West African Highlife Music". Popular Music. 8 (3): 221–230. ISSN 0261-1430.
  3. ^ "Highlife music dates as far back as 19th century- Prof. Collins". MyJoyOnline.com. 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

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