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West Africa Daily Music Digest - 2026-02-10BREAKING NEWS- Ghanaian Highlife Legend Ebo Taylor Passes Away at 90 Ebo Taylor, a founding father of contemporary Highlife music in Ghana, has died at the age of 90, a day after a music festival bearing his name was launched. Tributes are pouring in from across Ghana and the world for the guitarist, composer, and bandleader whose six-decade career significantly shaped West African music.- 2Baba names Burna Boy as the current king of Afrobeats Nigerian music legend 2Baba has weighed in on the debate over who currently leads the Afrobeats scene, placing Burna Boy at the top of the game. He noted that Burna Boy's global appeal and recent sold-out tour cemented his status as an Afrobeats ambassador.- Highlife music fading in Ghana's Western Region Highlife music, one of Ghana's most treasured musical legacies, is gradually losing its presence in the Western Region, an area many regard as the root of the genre. Award-winning Ghanaian musician and producer Elijah Nortey Thompson, has called for an urgent revival of Highlife.NEW RELEASES- King Promise & Mr Eazi - "That Way"

- DJ IBK - "February 2026 Valentine Latest Amapiano Mixtape"- S3nti - "Pamper Me"- SHAWER - "New EP (Coming in 2026)"CHART MOVEMENTS- Wizkid's album, Morayo, became the most streamed album on Nigerian Apple Music in 2025 (Nigerian Apple Music)- Gambo joins Moliy on Global Afrobeats Top 200 Chart as Comma Tu-Tapel trends on Shazam (Global Afrobeats Top 200 Chart)COMING SOON- SHAWER - "New EP" (Feb 2026)