*Jide Ogbola and Harmony Blenders In its pure, classical form, Highlife music is traditionally more concert-oriented than outright party-driven. While its layered polyrhythms and melodic richness naturally invite movement, it has often been appreciated more for listening than for sustained dance-floor frenzy. Enter Jide Ogbola—a bold innovator who has delightfully upended this convention. With his ensemble, Harmony Blenders, Ogbola has re-engineered Highlife into a fully immersive celebratory experience. Their performances are so complete that one scarcely misses the familiar attractions of a Jùjú band—its praise-singing and celebrant eulogies—or the relentless…
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