{"id":299,"date":"2013-01-07T09:41:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-07T09:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/?p=299"},"modified":"2013-01-07T09:41:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-07T09:41:00","slug":"ebo-taylor-is-77-years-old-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2013\/01\/07\/ebo-taylor-is-77-years-old-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebo Taylor is 77 years old today"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When an artist of the height of Ebo Taylor celebrates his 77th birthday today you can be sure it’s going to be quite a party because of his vital role he has propelled highlife music worldwide.<\/p>\n

Ebo Taylor was born in 1936 has had one heck of a music career! Older music fans know him from his years when his Black Star Highlife Band ruled Britain in the early sixties.<\/p>\n

Everyone knows his works which is combining true traditional Ghanaian material with Afro-beat, jazz, and funk rhythms to create his own identifiable sound.<\/p>\n

Ebo Taylor is highly respected in the highlife genre and has supported young musicians with his involvement in school music programs worldwide.<\/p>\n

Ebo Taylor is still producing and making great music at age 77 and is gearing up for international tours soon.<\/p>\n

Ghana Music.com has highlighted some of his songs such as ‘Aba Yaa’, ‘Odofo Nyi Akyiri Biara’\u00a0 feat. The Sweet Beans, ‘Twer Nyame’, ‘Love and Death\u00a0 feat. Uhuru-Yenzu’, ‘Mondo Soul Funky’, ‘Nga Nga’, ‘Aborekyair Aba’,\u00a0 ‘What is Life\u00a0 feat. Uhuru-Yenzu’, ‘Atwer Abroba’, ‘Peace On Earth’, ‘Ene Nyame Nam ‘a’ Mensuro’\u00a0 feat. Pat Thomas \/ Pat Taylor, ‘Come Along’\u00a0 feat. The Pelicans, ‘Victory’, ‘Ohye Atar Gyan’, ‘African Woman’, ‘Egya Edu’, ‘Obra’, ‘Heaven’ and ‘Kwame’.<\/p>\n

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