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Kwaa Mensah

b. 1920, Lagos, Nigeria, d. 1991, Ghana. Additionally referred to as either ‘the godfather of palm-wine highlife’ or just ‘the ruler of palm-wine’, Mensah was instructed on your guitar by his uncle, Kwame (Sam) Asare. Asare have been among the 1st professionals of palm-wine music, which grew in Ghana’s slots …

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