Britain, and Ghana in the 70's

70’s in Ghana and in the Uk.

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Fashion, Art, History, Music, Era, Events in the 70’s Ghana and in the Uk.

Ghana and Uk’s vintage fashion, art
and music in the 70’s.

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70’s in Ghana and in the Uk.

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Ghana’s vintage art and music in the 70’s.Fashion, Art, History, Music, Era, Events in the 70’s Ghana and in the Uk.

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70’s in Ghana and in the Uk.

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Fashion, Art, History, Music, Era, Events in the 70’s Ghana and in the Uk.

Britain in the 1970’s:

Britain in the 1970’s:

The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. It was the decade of the Space Hopper, the
Ford Cortina, Raleigh Chopper bikes, the record player and cassette recorder.
Events:
It was a decade of strikes - postal workers, miners and dustmen. It ended with the 'winter of
discontent' in 1979 when ITV went off the air for five months. A three-day week was imposed during
February 1972 to save on electricity at the start of the miners strike. During the summer of 1976 the
weather turned so dry that water supplies reached critical low levels. In 1977, the whole nation
celebrated the Queen's Silver Jubilee with street parties.
Household Goods:
64% of homes had a washing machine, 1974 - First domestic microwave cooker was sold, 1978 - VHS
video recorder went on sale, 1979 - Sony began selling the Walkman personal stereo.
Television:
People could now watch television programmes in colour. Three stations had began broadcasting in
colour between 1967 and 1969. 1971 - 91% of families had a TV, 1972 - Newsround started.
Money:
In 1971 Britain went decimal.
70s Fashion:
Platform shoes and flared trousers. In the early 1970s hot pants for women were popular. 1970 Hippie

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Fashion, Art, History, Music, Era, Events in the 70’s Ghana and in the Uk.
chic, 1971 Platform boots, 1972 Quiffs, 1973 Glam rock, 1974 Birthday suits, 1975 Perms, 1976 Punk,
1977 Flares, 1978 Lycra, 1979 Designer jeans.

70s Toys:
Barbie, Sindy and Action Man dolls became very popular.

70s Toys:
Barbie, Sindy and Action Man dolls became very popular.

1970’s Revival, Traditional and Modern Music of Ghana:

By the beginning of the 1970s, traditionally styled highlife had been overtaken by electric guitar bands

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and pop-dance music. Since 1966 and the fall of President Kwame Nkrumah, many Ghanaian
musicians moved abroad, settling in the US, and UK. High-life bands arose like Sammy Kofi's (also
known as Kofi Sammy). In 1971, the Soul to Soul music festival was held in Accra. Several legendary
American musicians played, including Wilson Pickett, Ike and Tina Turner and Carlos Santana.

With the exception of Mexican-American Santana, these American superstars were all black, and their
presence in Accra was seen as legitimizing Ghanaian music. Though the concert is now mostly
remembered for its role as a catalyst in the subsequent Ghanaian roots revival, it also led to increased
popularity for American rock and soul. Inspired by the American musicians, new guitar bands arose in
Ghana, including Nana Ampadu& the African Brothers, The City Boys and others. Musicians such as C.
K. Mann, Daniel Amponsah and Eddie Donkor incorporated new elements, especially from Jamaican
reggae. A group called Wulomei also arose in the 1970s, leading a cultural revival to encourage
Ghanaian youths to support their own countryman's music. By the 1980s, the UK was experiencing a
boom in African music as Ghanaian and others moved there in large numbers. The group Hi-Life
International was probably the most influential band of the period, and others included Jon K, Dade
Krama, Orchestra Jazira and Ben Brako. In the middle of the decade, however, British immigration
laws changed, and the focus of Ghanaian emigration moved to Germany.

The Ghanaian-German community created a form of highlife called Burger-highlife. The most

influential early burgher highlife musician was George Darko, whose "Akoo Te Brofo" coined the term

and is considered the beginning of the genre. Burgher highlife was extremely popular in Ghana,

especially after computer-generated dance beats were added to the mix. The same period saw a

Ghanaian community appear in Toronto and elsewhere in Canada. Pat Thomas is probably the most

famous Ghanaian-Canadian musician. Other emigres include

Ghanaian-American Obo Addy, the Ghanaian-Swiss Andy Vans and

the Ghanaian-Dutch Kumbi Salleh. In Ghana itself during the

1980s, reggae became extremely popular.

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