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Ghanaian Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
Highlife Highlife is a music genre that started in present-day Ghana in the 19th century, during its history as a colony of the British Empire and through its trade routes in coastal areas. It describes multiple local fusions of African metre and wester ...
supergroup active in the 1990s. The band was formed in 1992 by the musicians
Nat Brew Amandzeba Nat Brew (also referred to as Nat Brew (Amandzeba), and Amandzeba), is a Ghanaian highlife artist. Early life Amandzeba is an alumnus of the Christian Methodist Senior High School in Accra. Musical career Amandzeba first became known a ...
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Rex Omar Rex Omar (real name Rex Owusu Marfo) is a Ghanaian highlife artist. He first rose to prominence in 1989 with the Aware Pa album which also included the track, Wodofo Ne Hwan? Following this, in 1992 he formed the Highlife Supergroup Nakorex tog ...
, and Akosua Agyapong, and took its name from the first few letters of each member's name. Brew and Agyapong were later married. Their musical style combined high-tech and standard instruments, with an emphasis on live performances. The biggest song of the collective was Kpanlogo Yede, which is regarded as a classic Ghanaian song utilizing the kpanlogo drums and rhythms popular in
Kpanlogo ''Kpanlogo'' is a recreational dance and music form originating from the 1960s among urban youth in Accra, Ghana. Origin It was first played by the Ga ethnic group, most of whom live in and around the capital city, Accra, but is now performed an ...
. The band split up in 2015, following the divorce of Nat Brew (by then going under the name of "Amandzeba") and Agyapong, the Nat Brew denied that the split up was a result of the divorce. The band reformed to perform at the 2020 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.


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Ghanaian musical groups Musical groups established in 1992 {{Africa-band-stub