Peter Somuah - Highlife rock and roll 1976 – we started to

1976 – we started to write our own songs after that gig

van Loon ventures into new territory by teaming up with a new producer for the first time – Franco Reid

and Hadreas his macabre imaginings and gallows humor

Reflecting on this new artistic frame of mind

Underscored by the soulful production of LastNameDavid

Peter Somuah - Highlife rock and roll 1976 – we started toThe Highlife album is an ode to the Ghanaian tradition of highlife music and features the legends of the genre. Highlife has a unique sound, with a distinctive finger picking style of playing on the guitar, minimalistic yet groovy bass lines, percussive keyboard patterns, soulful melody lines by the brass section, and much emphasis on rhythm. The opening song of the album, We Give Thanks, features Pat Thomas, also known as the golden voice of Africa.