Ghanaian highlife artist, Adane Best, renowned for his captivating Ga melodies, has voiced his disappointment over the lack of respect and recognition for the highlife genre in Ghana.
In an interview with Mike 2 on Adom FM’s Entertainment Hall show, Adane Best bemoaned how highlife is often dismissed in Ghana while others outside the country are embracing and evolving the genre.
According to him, although the genre is the foundation of Ghanaian music, it is no longer held in high esteem by Ghanaians.
“We condemn highlife, and now people have taken it and are using it well. We need to recognize that it’s ours. While we can’t play it exactly like in the past, we can improve on it. But the way we condemn and make highlife seem useless is what bothers me,” he stated.
The highlife legend, noted that although some young Ghanaian musicians continue to play highlife, they have modernized the sound.
“Nowadays, the kids are playing highlife, but they’ve improved it. It’s only the name that has changed. Now, they call it Afropop,” he explained.
