Burger highlife employs synthesizers and western post-production techniques alongside guitar-driven highlife instrumentation. Featuring vibrant melodies, brass instrumentation, and social commentary, its form showcases a fusion of cultural and global elements.
A variant of highlife music that combines highlife with German Funk and Disco style
Burger highlife which started from collaboration between Ghanaian artists and German musicians and producers, when artists migrated to Europe in the late 1970s.
The singing style in this genre is distinguished by its smooth, lyrical versatlity and inclusion of African harmonies and rhythms. The vocals are performed in a call-and-response format, with the main vocalist improvising and being responded by a chorus.
Themes in Burger Highlife often encompass love, social issues, and cultural identity. The music reflects the experiences of Ghanaians living abroad, bridging Western influences with traditional Highlife storytelling.
Burger highlife can be said to be a blend of the two cultures. The traditional German music style and the traditional highlife music from Ghana in West Africa.
Highlife music has a distinct and vibrant timbre, with a sophisticated combination of Western and African musical components that make up and produce a distinct and recognized sound.
Burger Highlife's arrangements combine traditional Highlife with Western elements,featuring electric guitars, brass instruments, and keyboards, the genre creates a vibrant sound. Vocals, often in indigenous languages, convey themes of love and identity, while rhythmic percussion maintains a connection to Highlife roots