(from The Rough Guide to Highlife) "Joe Mensah, a singer from the Ghanaian coastal port of Takoradi, joined the Broadway band as a young lad. Moving to nigeria in the early 1960s, he then gained success with Chief Bill Friday's highlife band, contributing to the original version of 'Bosoe' (also spelled 'Bonsue'). He later returned to Broadway, yet another outfit that travelled abroad on Ghana public relations trips. The band evolved into Uhuru Dance Band
— Last.fm
Why This Artist
Joe Mensah has 11K listeners but only 71 platform followers (ratio 155:1) — organic discovery is doing all the work. Engagement is trending upward across releases. Active in ghana.
Discography
Afrofunk Fusion, Vol. 21(2023) · album
Old Friends & New Lovers(2018) · album
Cry Laughter(2016) · album
Africa Is Home
8:56Africa Is Home(2011) · single
Africa Is Home (Natural Self Re-Edit)
4:2751 Lex Presents Love and Day(2011) · album
Something For Nothing(2011) · album
The Afrikan Hustle(1977) · album
The Afrikan Hustle(1977) · album