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Biography of the first Ghanaian highlife recording Artiste and guitarist, Jacob Sam

November 6, 2023 First Ghanaian recording highlife Musician, First highlife guitarist, Ghana's highlife Musicians Comments Off on Biography of the first Ghanaian highlife recording Artiste and guitarist, Jacob Sam

Kwame Asare, best known as Jacob Sam (1903 on the Cape Coast – 1950s), was the first to record Ghanaian highlife music and was the first highlife guita. Life and career He was a trained goldsmith. He moved to Kumasi and formed the Kumasi Trio. He was taught guitar by a Liberian seaman. He is known to be the first Ghanaian …