Oral history interview with C. K. Mann and Jojo Gyan

C. K. Mann and Jojo Gyan spoke about the origin of highlife music; writing new music; their goal to make highlife music accepted in the international market; and why they came to United States. Mann and Gyan also spoke about playing for churches, schools, and museums in the United States; and the importance of their interactions with other musicians. Jojo Gyan spoke about when he migrated to the United States; where he is ancestrally from and grew up in Ghana; his memories of childhood in Ghana, including when he started playing music and sneaking out of the house to play with C. K. Mann; and playing music in London. Gyan stated he is part of Fanti ethnic group in Ghana. Gyan and Mann spoke about the Fanti group in the Washington, DC; the ethnic groups in Ghana, including Fanti and Ashanti, and how the groups interact with each other; intercultural marriage and relationships; African women versus American women; polyamorous relationships and marriage; power relationship between women and men; and the type of food they like to eat. Interview is in English. Digital audio files include white noise and static. Interviewees' voices are intelligible for the most part.