# E.T. Mensah & The Tempos — Every Record We Rank

E.T. Mensah & The Tempos appears once in our Highlife list, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Highlife
- **Year:** 1952
- **Highest placing:** No. 2 in Highlife
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/e-t-mensah-and-the-tempos/

## Appears on

### [All For You](https://waxonia.com/track/e-t-mensah-and-the-tempos--all-for-you/)

*1952 · Decca · No. 2 in [Highlife](https://waxonia.com/genre/highlife/)*

Mensah put a dance band behind highlife and took it across West Africa. Louis Armstrong sat in with the Tempos in Accra, which tells you how good the horn section was.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/E.T.%20Mensah%20%26%20The%20Tempos%20All%20For%20You) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=9rK3DIN3EuU)

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