Louis Armstrong

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Brazil’s Immortal Diva Elza Soares Vows To Sing Until End

The emaciated teenager from a Rio favela, dressed in her mother's clothes held tight by pins, showed up in 1953 at a...

International

The Year the Music Died

When it comes to the deaths of musical icons, 2016 may be the worst year ever. Sunday's startling death of pop singer...

Top Stories

Vote Out the NPP and the NDC! [1]

Vote out the NPP and the NDC! By Francis Kwarteng “The tension in the atmosphere created by the clashes does not...

Opinion

Vote Out The NPP And The NDC! 1

“The tension in the atmosphere created by the clashes does not speak well of the country and is tainting Ghana’s...

Opinion

Louis Armstrong In Gold Coast

In 1956, the people of the Gold Coast hosted the legendary black trumpeter, composer and sometimes actor Louis...

Opinion

Highlife Legend Samuel Owusus Social Philosophy Of Music 5

GHANA’S AFRO-R&B STAR QWECI AND THE QUESTION OF MUSICAL ARTICULATION The technical aspects of musical production in...

Profiles

Complete Biography & Profile of E. T. Mensah,

Died: July 1996 Mensah pioneered the development of the swing-jazz influenced highlife dance-bands that were so popular...

Profiles

Complete Biography & Profile of Hugh Masakela,

Hugh Ramopolo Masekela was born on April 4, 1939, in Witbank, South Africa. He began singing and playing piano as a...