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the Afrobeat Legend Ebo Taylor Live at Rich Mix at Rich Mix
Courtesy of Soundcrash LTD | Posted on September 16, 2014
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Sat, October 11, 2014
20:00
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Afro-beat, highlife legend Ebo Taylor aka the ‘James Brown of Ghana’, will set the stage alight with his powerful rhythms and African soul at the intimate Rich Mix! Guaranteed to be a show of epic proportions! This will be a really special one!
Ebo Taylor is more than worthy of this legendary status Starting out in Ghana in the 1950s, he was influenced by Highlife pioneer E.T. Mensah, who mixed West African influences with American big band styles brought to the region during the Second World War. He first made his name as the leader, arranger and frontman of two of the country’s greatest Big-bands, The Stargazers and the Broadway Dance Band. In 1962 he took his own group, the Black Star Highlife Band, to London, which led to collaborations with Fela Kuti and other African musicians in Britain at the time. His music combines traditional Ghanaian material with afro-beat, Jazz and funk rhythms to create his own recognizable sound....