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Highlife recently turned 100! To commemorate this centenary, the Wikimedia Ghana User Group (WMGH) has launched the Wikipedia Highlife @ 100 Project, an initiative aimed at documenting and preserving the history of Highlife music online.

Recognized by UNESCO on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, Highlife has long served as a medium of storytelling, and over the decades, has inspired generations of musicians both in Ghana and across the diaspora.

Despite its cultural significance, a quick review of Highlife-related content on Wikipedia shows that information about the genre, its history and artists could be improved.…