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Ebo Taylor

g, voc, *1936 GH
Musician / Composer / Arranger / Producer of World
A.k.a. Deroy Ebow Taylor

Ebo Taylor (born 1936) is a Ghanaian guitarist, composer, bandleader, producer and arranger focusing on highlife and afrobeat music. Born in 1936, Ebo Taylor has been a vital figure on the Ghanaian music scene for over six decades. In the late '50s he was active in the influential highlife bands the Stargazers and the Broadway Dance Band. In 1962, Taylor took his own group, the Black Star Highlife Band, to London, which led to collaborations with Nigerian afrobeat star Fela Kuti as well as other African musicians in Britain at the time. Returning to Ghana, he worked as a producer, crafting recordings for Pat Thomas, C.K. Mann, and others, as well as exploring his own projects, combining traditional Ghanaian material with afrobeat, jazz, and funk rhythms to create his own recognizable sound in the '70s. Father of Ebo Taylor Jr., Jimmy Taylor (5) and Henry Taylor (6)

     
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • Keyboards
Genres
  • World
  • Folk
  • R&B/Soul
Popular Tracks   
Love and Death on Love & Death by Ebo Taylor
Eye Nyam Nam 'A' Mensuro - Henrik Schwarz Blend on Ene Nyame by Ebo Taylor & Pat Thomas
Will You Promise on My Love and Music by Ebo Taylor
Yen Ara on Yen Ara by Ebo Taylor
Heaven on Ebo Taylor by Ebo Taylor
Victory - Instrumental on Love & Death by Ebo Taylor
Atwer Abroba on Life Stories by Ebo Taylor
Saana on Ebo Taylor by Ebo Taylor
My Love and Music on My Love and Music by Ebo Taylor
Kwame - Instrumental on Love & Death by Ebo Taylor

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Yen AraEbo Taylor2018Album
Yen Ara: Remixes Part 1Ebo Taylor2018Album
Ebo Taylor And The PelikansEbo Taylor And The Pelikans Dance Band2017Album
Ene Nyame 'A' MensuroEbo Taylor / Pat Thomas / Henrik Schwarz2015Album
Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'awu / HeavenK. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas / Ebo Taylor2015Single
Appia Kwa BridgeEbo Taylor2012Album
Life Stories (Highlife & Afrobeat Classics 1973-1980)Ebo Taylor2011Compil.
Love And DeathEbo Taylor2010Album
Greatest Highlife Hits TracksEbo Taylor2008Album
Pat Thomas & Ebo TaylorPat Thomas & Ebo Taylor1984Album
Hitsville Re-VisitedEbo Taylor, Pat Thomas & Uhuru Yenzu1982Album
Nsamanfo - People's Highlife Vol.1Ebo Taylor & Uhuru Yenzu1981Album
Sweeter Than Honey Calypso 'Mahuno" And High Lifes CelebrationPat Thomas & Ebo Taylor1980Album
Conflict Nkru!Ebo Taylor & Uhuru Yenzu1980Album
Me Kra TsieEbo Taylor & Saltpond Barkers Choir1979Album
Twer NyameEbo Taylor1978Album
Ebo TaylorEbo Taylor1977Album
My Love And MusicEbo Taylor1976Album
WofA Nono / Jesus Keepeth My Soul / Nkebo BayaEbo Taylor1975Single
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