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The Rough Guide To HighlifeHighlife originated in Ghana and Sierra Leone in the early twentieth century and was born out of a fusion of American jazz rhythms and myriad African roots musics. Originally dance orchestras played the music to entertain the colonial elite in high class clubs along the coast, thus garnering the nickname highlife. As the twentieth century ploughed on, social and cultural changes across West Africa were reflected in, and disseminated via, highlife and

Of particular note is the upbeat instrumental version of ‘Careless Love’ which highlights the virtuosic harmonica playing of Eddie Mapp

it showcases Pouya’s unique contemporary Iranian guitar improvisations and in Faith’s words “evokes a world in which we find the safe haven of love and acceptance between us

resonant pop with sparkling guitar lines and excitable drums

whose rich traditions have soaked up the traffic of the Silk Roads and beyond for thousands of years

The dream duo play in a perfectly anguished yet languorous mood

Show piece 'Romska Igra' is a kolo (circle dance) and was composed by Serbian virtuoso violinist Aleksandar Šišić (1937-2007)

which can be explored on the bonus CD

This unique Rough Guide explores the diverse and wonderful array of music that springs out of adversity and expresses the deep roots of Palestinian identity

Davis teamed up again with arranger Gil Evans on the album 'Miles Ahead'

Monoswezi's haunting minimalist sound fuses the music of Mozambique

who is like a sister to Faith

if ever we needed them

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