The traditional and most common music in the north Ghana is a mix of string instruments like lute and fiddle, wind instruments like flutes and horns And of course drums too. There is also the music of the south coast, which is the kind of music most people link with Ghanaian music. Here it is the polyrhythms on the bongo drums and bells that drives the music. Dance and singing is also a big part of this kind of music.
Highlife
A really known modern genre from Ghana is highlife. The highlife genre consists of jazzy horns, lead guitars and uptempo beats. The drum part is often a clave, which is used in genres such as salsa, mambo, rumba and of cause highlife. Highlife have existed since the 1920s. So it’s a relatively new genre in Ghana.
Highlife
A really known modern genre from Ghana is highlife. The highlife genre consists of jazzy horns, lead guitars and uptempo beats. The drum part is often a clave, which is used in genres such as salsa, mambo, rumba and of cause highlife. Highlife have existed since the 1920s. So it’s a relatively new genre in Ghana.