Highlife Isn’t Ghanaian Music – Jupitar

Dancehall musician, Jupitar, claims Highlife music cannot under any circumstance be considered as Ghanaian music.

He made this assertion in an interview with Doreen Andoh on Joy FM. This came after wake of calls to support and promote original Ghanaian music.

The artist stated that he he supports the idea of greatly promoting Ghanaian music. However, he argues that Highlife music is largely composed in Akan with foreign instruments. Therefore, it cannot be considered as Ghana’s main indigenous music.

Jupitar talks about highlife and its origins

“Highlife is not Ghanaian music…Highlife music is Ashanti music.” 

He stated that a genre of music played with foreign instruments and emanating from just one part of Ghana cannot be representative enough to be called Ghanaian music.

Also, he admitted his genre of music, Dancehall, cannot be considered as Ghanaian music as well. However, he argued that there are traditional music played with local instruments in other parts of Ghana that are more indigenous than Highlife.

“We have different tribes here in Ghana… Do you know we have Borborbor? So when you say Ghanaian music, it has to be a mixture of all of that.” 

The Dancehall artiste also revealed that he is set to release an album which will be his first ever music album though he has recorded several singles.