highlife artists
19 published highlife artists, led by Moliy, Fela Kuti and Black Sherif.
At a glance
19 published highlife artists; 66 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists0 tier 1 · 1 tier 2 · 18 tier 3
- 19
- Release groups
- 168
- Studio albums
- 77
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 66
- Timeline events
- 125
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 10M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 20.6 years
- Full biographies
- 11
- Biography words
- 18,962
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2010s (3 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 |
| 1970s | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 |
| 2010s | 3 |
| 2020s | 3 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most highlife artists. Ghana leads with 11.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with highlife. The most shared is Afrobeats, with 6 artists in both.
Covers from highlife
66 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
BADDIES <3 MOLIY
Moliy · 2026
Underground System
Fela Kuti · 1992
Just Like That
Fela Kuti · 1991
Confusion Break Bones
Fela Kuti · 1990
Beasts of No Nation
Fela Kuti · 1989
ODOO (Overtake Don Overtake Overtake)
Fela Kuti · 1989
I Go Shout Plenty!!!
Fela Kuti · 1986
Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense
Fela Kuti · 1986
Army Arrangement
Fela Kuti · 1985
Army Arrangement
Fela Kuti · 1984
Perambulator
Fela Kuti · 1983
Coffin for Head of State
Fela Kuti · 1981
Leaders
Fela Kuti has the most release groups (117); Fela Kuti the longest career (61 years); Kofi Kinaata the most awards (5).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Fela Kuti | 117 |
| Ebo Taylor | 24 |
| Moliy | 7 |
| Flavour | 5 |
| KiDi | 4 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Fela Kuti | 61 |
| Ebo Taylor | 44 |
| Victor Uwaifo | 25 |
| Flavour | 15 |
| Becca | 10 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Kofi Kinaata | 5 |
| Flavour | 4 |
| Fela Kuti | 2 |
| Black Sherif | 2 |
| Becca | 2 |
Most famous highlife artists
Moliy
Ghana · Person · born 2001
pop music, contemporary R&B, dancehall, highlife, Afro fusion
10M listeners · 8 wikis
Fela Kuti
Nigeria · Person · born 1938
jazz, highlife, Afrobeat
54 wikis
Black Sherif
Ghana · Person · born 2002
pop rap, highlife, Afrobeats, drill
17 wikis
Becca
Ghana · Person · born 1984
highlife
16 wikis
Cina Soul
Ghana · Person · born 1996
pop music, jazz, neo soul, highlife, African popular music
13 wikis
Shatta Wale
Ghana · Person · born 1984
dancehall, reggae, highlife, Afrobeats, hiplife
12 wikis
Flavour
Nigeria · Person · born 1983
gospel music, highlife
11 wikis
Harrysong
Nigeria · Person · born 1981
rhythm and blues, dancehall, highlife, African popular music, African hip-hop
11 wikis
KiDi
Ghana · Person · born 1993
highlife, Afrobeats, African popular music
10 wikis
Charly Boy
Nigeria · Person · born 1950
highlife, Afrobeats, African popular music
10 wikis
Victor Uwaifo
Nigeria · Person · born 1941
highlife
10 wikis
Kofi Kinaata
Ghana · Person · born 1990
highlife, hiplife
9 wikis
More highlife artists
Showing 1–7 of 7 artists
Chike
Nigeria · Person · born 1993
rhythm and blues, highlife
8 wikis · Tier 3
Kuami Eugene
Ghana · Person · born 1997
highlife, Afrobeat, Afrobeats, African popular music
8 wikis · Tier 3
Ebo Taylor
Ghana · Person · born 1936
highlife
8 wikis · Tier 3
Humblesmith
Nigeria · Person · born 1991
rhythm and blues, highlife, Afrobeats
7 wikis · Tier 3
Sonny Okosun
Nigeria · Person · born 1947
gospel music, reggae, highlife
6 wikis · Tier 3
Akwaboah Jnr
Ghana · Person · born 2007
highlife
6 wikis · Tier 3
Amakye Dede
Ghana · Person · born 1958
highlife
4 wikis · Tier 3