Various Artists - Highlife On The Move: Selected Nigerian & Ghanaian Recordings From London & Lagos - 1954-66 (CD) |--

38 track compilation including previously unreleased first ever recordings by a certain Fela Ransome Kuti with his band The Highlife. In many ways this compilation is a prequel of sorts to Soundway's groundbreaking Nigeria & Ghana Special compilations, telling the early story of modern highlife's foundation & formulation. It traces the music from West Africa to London, adding elements of jazz, mambo and calypso along the way and paving the way for the afro sounds of the 1970s. Accompanied by a 44 page CD booklet

• Format Detail: Double CD, gatefold + 44p booklet
• Format: CD
• Label: Soundway Records
• Catalog Number: CD-SNDW-060