Ebo Taylor, a pioneering force in Ghanaian highlife music, has died aged 90.
The news was confirmed through Taylor’s Instagram in a post shared yesterday (8th February). “The world has lost a giant. A colossus of African music”, read the post. The post also revealed that Taylor had died exactly a month after his 90th birthday and just a day after the launch of the Ebo Taylor Music Festival.
Born in Cape Coast in 1936, the Ghanaian guitarist, composer and bandleader became a prominent presence on Ghana’s highlife scene during the…
