Nigeria: Bobby Benson, Father of Highlife Music
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Bobby Benson, Father of Highlife Music Patience Ivie Obhafuoso 2 July 2011 Bobby Benson was an entertainer and musician who had considerable influence on the Nigerian music scene, introducing big band and Caribbean idioms to the highlife style of popular West African music. Read More
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Benson and his Combo, which was an eleven-piece-band, started their music career in the '50s. Within two decades Benson And The... Read the full Bobby Benson bio.
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