Peter Somuah - Highlife rock and roll Melanie Martinez’s debut album Cry

Melanie Martinez’s debut album Cry Baby has remarkably kept growing in stature since its 2015 release

Underscored by the soulful production of LastNameDavid

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This expanded edition includes all songs on all formats for the first time

van Loon ventures into new territory by teaming up with a new producer for the first time – Franco Reid

Peter Somuah - Highlife rock and roll Melanie Martinez’s debut album CryThe Highlife album is an ode to the Ghanaian tradition of highlife music and features the legends of the genre. Highlife has a unique sound, with a distinctive finger picking style of playing on the guitar, minimalistic yet groovy bass lines, percussive keyboard patterns, soulful melody lines by the brass section, and much emphasis on rhythm. The opening song of the album, We Give Thanks, features Pat Thomas, also known as the golden voice of Africa.