Ebo Taylor took highlife to the world and changed Ghanaian music forever
The Conversation | 05.03.2026 18:57
The news of the passing of Ghanaian highlife star Ebo Taylor on 7 February 2026 felt less like the loss of a public musical figure and more like the closing of a living chapter of Ghanaian musical knowledge. To many, he was a legendary guitarist, composer, arranger, and ambassador of Ghanaian highlife music.
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