Ebo Taylor, the legendary Ghanaian highlife and afrobeat pioneer, died on February 7, 2026, at age 90, just one month after celebrating his birthday. His passing marks the end of an extraordinary career that saw him become the main architect of the modernisation of Highlife, the dance music genre which became beloved all over West Africa. Taylor had returned to the international spotlight in 2009, to our great pleasure, after Strut Records, Mr Bongo and Superfly Records resurrected a discography