Ebo Taylor
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Ebo Taylor
The Best of Ebo Taylor
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Ebo Taylor (born 1936) is a Ghanaian guitarist, composer, bandleader,
producer and arranger focusing on highlife and afrobeat music.
he passed away on February 7th 2026.
Ebo Taylor is one of ghanaʼs finest producer/arrangers and has been a
vital figure on the Ghanaian music scene for over six decades. in 1962,
Taylor took his own group, the Black Star Highlife Band, to London, which
led to collaborations with Fela Kuti as well as other african musicians in
Britain at the time. Taylor was heavily influential in the unique sound that
emerged from the country in the 70’s; a combination of traditional
Ghanaian with afro-beat, jazz, and funk rhythms.
He worked with bands including Stargazers Band, Broadway Dance Band,
Black Star Highlife Band (with Teddy Osei and Sol Amarfio who later joined
Osibisa), Apagya Show Band and fellow musicians C.K. Mann, Gyedu-Blay
Ambolley and legendary Pat Thomas.

Credits go to Jillem from Holland Tunnel Dive
and the Orogod.blogspot site.

Discogs
Wikipedia

My Love and Music 1976
Twer Nyame 1977/1978
C.K. Mann & the Masters, Womma Yengor 1979
C.K. Mann & his Carousel 7, Funky Highlife 1975
C.K. Mann & Kofi Yankson, Together ! 1977

01 – Aba yaa
02 – Wongyae (with Kwabena Afadzie)

01 – Love & death
02 – Kweku ananse
03 – Tanfo nyi ekyir
04 – Sugar daddy
05 – What is life
06 – Victory
07 – Ohye atar gyan
08 – Mepe w’asem
09 – Love & death
10 – Sack the devils
11 – Taste of heaven
12 – Feel alright