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Notes:
1970’s influx of new Ghanian musicians
1969 Osibisa
1970 Hit Single “Music for Gong Gong”, “Sunshine Day”, “Dance The Body Music” and “Coffee Song”
Formed by Three Ghanaians
1980’s Multiple Independent record companies
Earthworks - Husband and wife teamMary and Jumbo Van Renen - music of South Africa. Thomas Mapfumo, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Mahotella Queens
Stern’s
1982 Hi-Life International
Blended Highlife, soukous and kwela
Somo Somo
Triple Earth, Globestyle, Oval Records, Discafique, RetroAfric, Asase Productions
Jazira, African Connexion, Taxi Pata Pata, Big Musica.