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Young Highlife Supergroup sensation from Ghana. The incredible live energy has made them tour the stages from Paris to Amsterdam, Berlin to Tokyo or Seattle. Ever since the release of their debute album Alewa in 2020 they have got the world dancing to their new unique vintage inspired HIghlife sound. Their last adventure took them on a 20 city tour all over Japan.
Santrofi in Akan mythology is the tale of a precious rare and precious bird, identified by its bright colors and four wings. The band plays a mix of vintage Highlife, Highlife Funk and Afrobeat. Santrofi is a collective of celebrated young musicians known within Ghana’s music circles. Led by bassist / producer Emmanuel Ofori who rose from the immutable Ebo Taylor, and Pat Thomas and Kwashibu Area Band to form his own collective deeply informed by vintage Ghanaian highlife music in all its forms. Watch the new generation take over.
Santrofi’s debut album ‘Alewa’ captures the influence from the diverse, yet, intertwined eras of the journey of Ghana’s Highlife’s music. On bass guitar is Emmanuel Ofori, electric lead guitars, Dominic Quarchie (Ghana’s Music Awards’ winner of instrumentalist of the year 2018) on the rhythm guitar and lead vocals Nsoroma, Bernard Gyamfi on trombone and shekere, Norbert Wonkyi on trumpet, Flugelhorn and bells, Prince Larbi on drums and vocals. Emmanuel Boakye Agyeman on organs, fender rhodes and vocals, Kuntu Blankson on percussion.
Santrofi in Akan mythology is the tale of a precious rare and precious bird, identified by its bright colors and four wings. The band plays a mix of vintage Highlife, Highlife Funk and Afrobeat. Santrofi is a collective of celebrated young musicians known within Ghana’s music circles. Led by bassist / producer Emmanuel Ofori who rose from the immutable Ebo Taylor, and Pat Thomas and Kwashibu Area Band to form his own collective deeply informed by vintage Ghanaian highlife music in all its forms. Watch the new generation take over.
Santrofi’s debut album ‘Alewa’ captures the influence from the diverse, yet, intertwined eras of the journey of Ghana’s Highlife’s music. On bass guitar is Emmanuel Ofori, electric lead guitars, Dominic Quarchie (Ghana’s Music Awards’ winner of instrumentalist of the year 2018) on the rhythm guitar and lead vocals Nsoroma, Bernard Gyamfi on trombone and shekere, Norbert Wonkyi on trumpet, Flugelhorn and bells, Prince Larbi on drums and vocals. Emmanuel Boakye Agyeman on organs, fender rhodes and vocals, Kuntu Blankson on percussion.
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