Laurent Gbagbo And My Love For Jamaican Women

Apart from gospel Music, I am a big fan of Jamaican Reggae Music. I love the music of Joseph Hill of culture fame. My best number from Culture is “Where the tree falls.” In that song, the musician asserted that “where the tree falls. There shall it lie until judgment take its course.” My High … Read more

Mahama’s “Northern Brothers,” Akufo-Addo’s “Yen Akanfuo” 2

“Be careful, think about the effect of what you say. Your words should be constructive, bring people together, not pull them apart” (Miriam Makeba). “There are two things over which you have complete dominion, authority, and control—your mind and your tongue” (Molefi Kete Asante). It is high time we learned to celebrate our diversity by, … Read more

Highlife Legend Samuel Owusus Social Philosophy Of Music 3

“At a quick glance, one could assume that the term ‘highlife’ reflects a single, coherent musical style (i.e., ‘highlife music’) that gained great currency throughout West Africa in the 1950s and 1960s and, more recently, in the ever-expanding world music branch of the commercial industry… “In actuality, highlife is a much more slippery term. Since … Read more