The MUSIGA team, led by Bessa Simons with Ebo Taylor
A delegation from the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has visited the family of the late music legend Ebo Taylor at Saltpond in the Central Region.
The MUSIGA team, led by its President Bessa Simons, extended condolences to the bereaved family and began discussions on arrangements for a fitting burial for the Highlife icon.
The delegation also included General Secretary S.K. Agyemang, Director of Special Projects and Communications Ahuma Bosco Ocansey, and Lady PJ.
The family was represented by Ebo Taylor’s widow, Elina Taylor, alongside his sons Kweku Taylor, Henry Taylor, and Deroy Ekow Taylor.
Others were his cousin Angela Davis and nephews William Wallace Deheer, Kow Moore, and Joseph David Nyarko.
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The one-week observation for Ebo Taylor is set for March 14 in Saltpond, his hometown and the site of his passing at the local hospital.
Ebo Taylor was a highly respected musician who was a contemporary of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, with whom he played and established the rudiments of Afrobeat.
The renowned singer-songwriter is one of Africa’s most sampled musicians, with stars like Usher sampling ‘Heaven’ for his hit tune, ‘She Don’t Know’, featuring Ludacris.
Other stars who have sampled Ebo Taylor’s music include Black Eyed Peas, Kelly Rowland and Rapsody.
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