Notes:
- 1919 E.T. (Emmanuel Tetteh ) Mensah born in Accra “King Of Highlife”
- Trumpet, sax and band-leader
- Studied to become a pharmacist
- 1937 - E.T. Mensah form’s Accra Rhythmic Orchestra - 15 piece , 5 saxophones,
Guitar played a background role
- Drummer Guy Warren (Kofi Ghanaba) adds african rhythms
- 1940 E.T. Mensah joins Jack Leopard ( Scottish Soldier )
- 1940’s Forms Original Tempo
- 1948 Reforms Tempos
- Languages: Twi,Fanti,Ga,Efik,Haus,English, Portueguese
- 1949 travel to Nigeria
- 1953 Travels to Britain to wide-acclaim
- 1956 Visit of Louis Armstrong
- 1957 Ghana Independence forms own club Paramount
- 1960 Practicing Pharmacy Again
- 1986 Earliest recordings re-released on London Based Retro-Afric Label - show in London
to standing ovation at Africa centre