Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Informal An extravagant or luxurious style of living.
- noun Popular West African dance music that combines African rhythms and Western-style pop melodies.
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- noun music A
genre of music that originated inGhana in the early 20th century
Etymologies
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Examples
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Paid sex, lies and online videoclips in Bulgarian highlife fill the pages of local media
SofiaEcho RSS feed 2010
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I loved how in Burkina and Mali traditional music was still very much prominent in the peoples music taste .. in Ghana there is a booming "highlife" music industry which is more hip hop / pop sound but I still think nothing can compare to the traditional sound.
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I loved how in Burkina and Mali traditional music was still very much prominent in the peoples music taste .. in Ghana there is a booming "highlife" music industry which is more hip hop / pop sound but I still think nothing can compare to the traditional sound.
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He composed, arranged and performed in several leading highlife bands such as the Stargazers and Broadway Dance Band.
Modiba: Love and Death , the New Album from Ghanaian Legend Ebo Taylor Modiba 2010
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He composed, arranged and performed in several leading highlife bands such as the Stargazers and Broadway Dance Band.
Modiba: Love and Death , the New Album from Ghanaian Legend Ebo Taylor Modiba 2010
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We were surprised to find the place busy with a live highlife band playing for a private gathering.
J. Branson: You Never Know Who Will You Be Faced With Meeting J. Branson 2012
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We were surprised to find the place busy with a live highlife band playing for a private gathering.
J. Branson: You Never Know Who Will You Be Faced With Meeting J. Branson 2012
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He composed, arranged and performed in several leading highlife bands such as the Stargazers and Broadway Dance Band.
Modiba: Love and Death, the New Album from Ghanaian Legend Ebo Taylor Modiba 2010
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"I had never been outside of America before, so I went to research the music industry in Ghana and their transition from highlife to hiplife, which is their version of rap music," he said.
African Music Is 'Awesome' To Collector Andy Beta 2011
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He composed, arranged and performed in several leading highlife bands such as the Stargazers and Broadway Dance Band.
Modiba: Love and Death , the New Album from Ghanaian Legend Ebo Taylor Modiba 2010
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