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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Laura Snapes

Ebo Taylor, Ghanaian highlife pioneer and guitarist, dies age 90

Ebo Taylor at Womad festival in 2014.
Ebo Taylor at Womad festival in 2014. Photograph: Judith Burrows/Getty Images

Ghanaian musician Ebo Taylor, a definitive force behind the highlife genre, has died age 90.

His son Kweku Taylor announced the news on Sunday: “The world has lost a giant. A colossus of African music. Ebo Taylor passed away yesterday; a day after the launch of Ebo Taylor music festival and exactly a month after his 90th birthday, leaving behind an unmatched artistry legacy. Dad, your light will never fade.”

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