Wikimedia Ghana User Group / Highlife @ 100
 | This contest officially launches on July, 01, 2026.To participate in the preliminary Notable Ghanaian Women in Highlife campaign in commemoration of International Women's Month, click HERE |
The centenary of Highlife has reignited discussions about the limited, and often inaccessible documentation of the genre for public access, research and preservation.
A quick look at Category:Higlife shows some of the easily ascertained gaps besides missing notable people or cultural topics, including missing citations and multimedia.
Comparison to 20th century genres such as Rock and Roll, Rock and Pop on English Wikipedia further highlights the vast gap in the documentation of Highlife’s history and evolution online.
As stakeholders in preserving and sharing Ghanaian history online, this contest is to commemorate the centenary of the genre by identifying and rectifying:
- Red-linked artists and bands
- Articles lacking citations
- Limited multimedia content
- Underrepresentation of women contributors
Volunteer Team
[edit]2.Yaw Tuba
3.Gyanford
Timeline
[edit]- Start Date: 01/07/2026
- Notable Women in Higlife Campaign: 01/03/2026
- End Date: 31/12/2026
Outcomes
[edit]| Metric | Target | Update | Date of Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Articles edited | 100 | 00 | |
| Articles Created | 20 | 00 |
Contributions will be tracked using the Outreach Dashboard
Tasks
[edit]- Create a new article from the red links
- Improve articles.
- Report missing articles
- Add categories to pages missing these relevant categories:
2.Category:Ghanaian highlife musicians
The project team has compiled a list of highlife related pages, categories and red links (pages that do not yet exist);
How to Participate in the contest
[edit]- Input your username next to any article below
- Insert
In progress… to reserve articles - Insert
Done once you are done updating/creating the articles
^ The WMGH team will add all participants to the Outreach Dashoard
Article Creation Guidelines
[edit]Events
[edit]Join other participants in our Bi-weekly Editathons every Tuesday and Thursday.
- Time: 19:00 to 20:00 GMT
- RSVP:here
^ RSVPs for each session opens 10:00 the day before and closes at 16:00 on the day of.
Create a New Article
[edit]| No. | Name | User name | status |
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| 1 | Amarh Pino | Your Username |  Not done
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| 2 | Kofi Nti | Not done
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| 3 | Tommy Wiredu | Not done
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| 4 | George Jahraa | Not done
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| 5 | Papa Shee | Not done
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| 6 | Kumi Guitar | Elkan21 |  In progress…
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| 7 | Kakaiku | Not done
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| 8 | Felix Owusu | Not done
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| 9 | Nana Fynn | Not done
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| 10 | Michael Dwamena | Not done
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| 11 | Naa Agyeman | Not done
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| 12 | Adane Best | Duncanoff | In progress…
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| 13 | K.K Kaboobo | Not done
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| 14 | Wutah | Not done
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| 15 | Canadoes Super Stars | Not done
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| 16 | Vis a Vis | Not done
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| 17 | Black Hustlers Band | Not done
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| 18 | Yamoah and Sunsum Mystics Band | Not done
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| 19 | Marriott international band | Not done
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Add Categories/Improve Articles
[edit]Women
[edit] | In commemoration of International Women's Month, the Women in Highlife campaign is scheduled ahead for March 2026. Partcipate HERE |
Men
[edit]
Tip: Editors are encouraged to add additional rows and articles
| No. | Article | Class | User name | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. B. Crentsil |  |
Your Username | Not done
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| 2 | Akwaboah Snr |  |
Not done
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| 3 | Akwasi Ampofo Adjei | |
Not done
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| 4 | Alex Konadu | |
Not done
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| 5 | Amakye Dede | |
Not done
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| 6 | Atongo Zimba | |
MohammedKM1 | In progress…
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| 7 | Ben Brako | |
Israel Damien | In progress…
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| 8 | Bob Pinodo | |
Israel Damien |  Done
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| 9 | C.K. Mann | |
Not done
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| 10 | Daasebre Dwamena | |
Israel Damien | In progress…
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| 11 | Dada KD | |
Not done
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| 12 | Daddy Lumba |  |
Not done
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| 13 | Dr. K. Gyasi | |
Not done
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| 14 | E. T. Mensah | |
Not done
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| 15 | E.K. Nyame | |
Not done
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| 16 | Ebo Taylor | |
Ibn Dagara | In progress…
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| 17 | George Darko | |
Ibn Dagara | In progress…
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| 18 | Gyedu-Blay Ambolley | |
Not done
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| 19 | Jerry Hansen | |
Not done
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| 20 | Wutah Kobby | |
Not done
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| 21 | King Paluta | |
Not done
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Bands
[edit] Tip: Editors are encouraged to add additional rows and articles
| No. | Article | Class | User name | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osibisa | |
Your Username | Not done
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| 2 | Wulomei | |
Not done
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Report Missing Articles
[edit] Tip: Add musicians, themes and bands with no articles, and description/notes for proof of notability.
| Article | Description |
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