Jazz Kings was a group of Ga musicians as the first band dance in
Gold Coast
Gold Coast may refer to:
Places Africa
* Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana:
** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642)
** Dutch G ...
.
History
After the
First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, a group of Ga musicians formed the first band in Gold Coast called the Jazz Kings.
Ghanaian dance bands (1950-1970)
*
ET Mensah and the Tempos
* Black Beats
* Ramblers
* Uhuru, Broadway
* Globemasters
* Rhythm Aces
* Star Gazers
References
Highlife
Ghanaian musical groups
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