# Kwame Asare — Every Record We Rank

Kwame Asare appears once in our Highlife list, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Highlife
- **Year:** 1928
- **Highest placing:** No. 1 in Highlife
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/kwame-asare/

## Appears on

### [Yaa Amponsah](https://waxonia.com/track/kwame-asare--yaa-amponsah/)

*1928 · Zonophone · No. 1 in [Highlife](https://waxonia.com/genre/highlife/)*

Recorded in London with the Kumasi Trio, and the first Ghanaian highlife on record. Its finger-picked guitar figure became a rhythm other musicians simply refer to by name.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Kwame%20Asare%20Yaa%20Amponsah) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=F09XX2CgVc4)

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