Live Breaking News & Updates on Benson Idonijie

Stay updated with breaking news from Benson idonijie. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

The Fading Glory Of Palmwine Music In West Africa


x
It is also iconic for being a midwife of one of Africa’s most prominent music genres dubbed, Palmwine music. This genre is also called Highlife music.
It all began in the ports of Accra, Lagos, Liberia and Sierra Leone. African dockworkers and sailors who were under the Portuguese merchants of the early 1900s were the first ones to ever create versions of Palmwine Music.
They just wanted to experiment on the guitars owned by their Spaniard and Portuguese masters and began mixing the Latin music the Westerners were playing with their own native Afro rhythms. There and then, the damp dockyards became the labour room of Palmwine Music. ....

Sierra Leone , Greater Accra , Kofi Kinaata , Nana Ampadu , Rex Lawson , Oliver De Coque , Victor Uwaifo , Pat Thomas , Osita Osadebe , Bessa Simmons , Benson Idonijie , Osadebe Fest , Highlife Is Alive Fan Club , Nigerian Breweries Plc , Highlife Party , Elder Forum , Ojez Club At National Stadium , African Palm , Morocco Maduka , Umu Obiligbo , King Promise , Stanley Enow , Guardian Nigeria , Afrikan Shrine , Burna Boy , O Jez Club ,