E.T. Mensah - 1914 ft. The Tempos | MP3 Download
- Song Title: 1914
- Artist: E.T. Mensah
- Featuring: The Tempos
- Album: Day By Day, Classic Highlife Of The 1950s And 1960s
- Genre: Highlife
- Year: 1987
Legendary Ghanaian musician and highlife pioneer E.T. Mensah, working alongside his iconic band The Tempos, offers “1914” as part of the timeless collection Day By Day, Classic Highlife Of The 1950s And 1960s.
Particularly noteworthy is how The Tempos anchor this piece with their tight instrumental interplay, weaving horns and percussion into a rhythmic framework that defined an entire era. Their contribution extends beyond mere accompaniment, creating the melodic foundation that allows the track’s nostalgic warmth to breathe and evolve naturally across its runtime.
At the end of the day, the production carries that authentic vintage character that made highlife such a vital force in West African music, with crisp horns dancing over shuffling rhythms that invite movement without demanding it. Give this one a spin and let me know what you think in the comments.
1914
E.T. Mensah
Highlife
1987
