by chengdufan » 24 Jul 2021 Read
HappyCamper wrote:What is now Ghana.
That's not the answer I'm looking for
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by HappyCamper » 24 Jul 2021 Read
British Togoland?
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by chengdufan » 24 Jul 2021 Read
HappyCamper wrote:British Togoland?
Very close, but he was born further west.
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by HappyCamper » 25 Jul 2021 Read
the british gold coast,
i think one was called.
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by chengdufan » 26 Jul 2021 Read
HappyCamper wrote:the british gold coast,
i think one was called.
Correct
I'm surprised no one got this sooner. I thought Ghana formerly being called Gold Coast was quite well-known
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by HappyCamper » 27 Jul 2021 Read
What is the name of the music genre which arose in colonial Ghana, a fusion of local music styles played with western instruments such as jazzy horns and guitars?
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by McManusFan » 27 Jul 2021 Read
Is it Afro beat?
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by HappyCamper » 27 Jul 2021 Read
McManusFan wrote:Is it Afro beat?
Not afrobeat, which arose primarily in Nigeria in the mid twentieth century. It was highly influenced by the correct answer.
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by James Bentley » 27 Jul 2021 Read
Highlife?
I'm not overly-familiar with what sort of music it is to be honest, but I was reading an interview yesterday with a guy who set up a music streaming service in Nigeria, and he was talking about afrobeat and highlife as being two of the staple popular African genres. But I think it too is Nigerian rather than Ghanaian so it's probably not right anyway.
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by HappyCamper » 27 Jul 2021 Read
highlife is correct!
there is a more specific sub genre, igbo highlife, which developed later in nigeria. music does tend to cross borders somewhat.
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by James Bentley » 27 Jul 2021 Read
Well I never expected that!
"Back In The High Life Again" was a minor hit single (although it has become a bit of a playlist favourite on certain middle-aged radio stations) for which UK artist?
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by Juddernaut88 » 27 Jul 2021 Read
Steve Winwood?
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by James Bentley » 28 Jul 2021 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:Steve Winwood?
is the right answer, well played sir.
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by Juddernaut88 » 28 Jul 2021 Read
Which batsmen scored the most runs in the 2011 Cricket world cup?
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by HappyCamper » 28 Jul 2021 Read
MS Donhi?
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by Juddernaut88 » 28 Jul 2021 Read
HappyCamper wrote:MS Donhi?
Not Dhoni
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by HappyCamper » 29 Jul 2021 Read
Mahela Jayawardene?
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by Juddernaut88 » 29 Jul 2021 Read
HappyCamper wrote:Mahela Jayawardene?
Nope but it is a Sri Lanka player.
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by Running side » 29 Jul 2021 Read
Is it the guy who started the crazy hitting sixes over the keeper while looking at the bowler,can't remember his name, Dil something.
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by Juddernaut88 » 29 Jul 2021 Read
Running side has pretty much got it. Only missing the full name. Who is going to steal this?
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by HappyCamper » 31 Jul 2021 Read
That would be Tillakaratne Dilshan.
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by Juddernaut88 » 31 Jul 2021 Read
HappyCamper wrote:That would be Tillakaratne Dilshan.
Correct
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by HappyCamper » 01 Aug 2021 Read
Born to Sri Lankan-Tamil parents in London in 1975, musician and activist Mathangi Arulpragasam is better known by what stage name?
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by James Bentley » 01 Aug 2021 Read
HappyCamper wrote:Born to Sri Lankan-Tamil parents in London in 1975, musician and activist Mathangi Arulpragasam is better known by what stage name?
Got to be MIA.
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by Holden Chinaski » 01 Aug 2021 Read
Doug Mountjoy.
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by HappyCamper » 01 Aug 2021 Read
James Bentley wrote:HappyCamper wrote:Born to Sri Lankan-Tamil parents in London in 1975, musician and activist Mathangi Arulpragasam is better known by what stage name?
Got to be MIA.
It is.
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by James Bentley » 01 Aug 2021 Read
Described by Time Out as "so bad that it defies belief; xenophobic, amateurish and extraordinarily dull", the 1984 film "Missing In Action (MIA)" stars which action hero?
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by Iranu » 01 Aug 2021 Read
Steven Seagal?
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by James Bentley » 01 Aug 2021 Read
Iranu wrote:Steven Seagal?
Not Steven Seagal, although of course he is no stranger to terrible films.
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by Iranu » 01 Aug 2021 Read
Chuck Norris
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