Live From Space Studios- Ebo Taylor
Video via The Vinyl Factory on Youtube
“The rich man is looking for money, the poor man is looking for money. So you’re all the same. Don’t you think so?”
Born in 1963 in Cape Coast, Ghana, Ebo Taylor would go on to become a world renowned producer, composer, guitarist, and singer. In this Youtube video, Taylor gives a lot of insight into some of the many things he experienced growing up in Ghana that later played a role in his success as an artist. He talks about the stories that his mother would often tell him after dinner, and how some of these stories were later retold by him in the form of music. Taylor was heavily influenced by the wartime big bands and the Highlife movement, a movement that began in the early twentieth century and then saw a resurgence in the 70s after it had lost some popularity due to higher demand for pop music and electric guitar bands (Black Public Media). This website does a good job going into detail about the history of the Highlife movement:
The 9 most important things to know about Ghana highlife music
