Ghanaian highlife icon Lucky Mensah addressed assertions that highlife music has lost its significance and emphasised the genre’s ongoing importance. During a mid-morning chat with host Nana Yaw Gyebi on Connect 97.1 FM, Mensah affirmed his unwavering conviction in the enduring attraction of Highlife.
“As far as Ghanaian music is concerned, highlife has not lost its value; highlife can never die, and I don’t regret choosing the highlife genre,” Mensah declared with assurance.
Renowned for successes like “I Miss You” and “Old School,” Mensah’s opinions align with those of numerous individuals in Ghana’s music business who persist in supporting the genre.
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Although Mensah acknowledged that highlife was confronting modern issues, such as changes in rhythm and what some saw to be a shallow lyrical content among more recent performers, she also emphasised the genre’s comeback, crediting sites such as TikTok for part of its spike in popularity.
But Lucky Mensah underlined how crucial it is to embrace innovation while maintaining the spirit of highlife.
He cited the profound lyrical content and rhythmic skill of highlife veterans like Ampadu, Oheneba Kisi, Kofi B, and Ofori Amposah as examples of how younger artists should aspire to learn from them.
