Long time admirers of the traditional Ghanaian guitar music known as ‘Highlife’, it was with great pleasure to stumble across a modern artist, a Londoner living in New York at that, plying the trade with sincere authenticity. This is no Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon or even dare we say, Vampire Weekend, this is the traditional sound of free, loose, summer jams at their very best. Possibly better known as the frontman of New York outfit ‘White Magic’, but more than likely not, ‘Sleepy Doug Shaw’ recently supported Animal Collective on their UK tour under his ‘Highlife‘ pseudonym and with a little help from his friends in ‘Gang Gang Dance’ and ‘Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti’, ‘Highlife’ are the MP3 bloggers wet dream, we on the other hand are just truly captivated by Shaw’s stunning recreation of Ghana’s most beautiful export.

Highlife: F KENYA RIP