Ebo Taylor mourners gather in Saltpond for a one-week memorial

A six-decade musical legacy gets its formal farewell in Saltpond this Saturday as Ghana mourns one of highlife's true architects.

Ebo Taylor's one-week memorial plans

• Ebo Taylor's family organized the observance for March 14.
• Wesley Methodist Church in Saltpond kicks things off at 6:30 a.m.
• Mourners must wear black attire throughout the ceremony.
• Musicians and cultural figures are expected to attend.

Taylor's towering musical legacy

• Deroy Taylor was born in Cape Coast in 1936.
• Taylor blended highlife with jazz, funk, and Afrobeat.
• His recordings got sampled by global hip-hop acts.
• Tracks like Heaven and Love and Death still slap.

A life that reshaped West African sound

• Taylor passed away on February 7, 2026, at 90.
• His career stretched well beyond six full decades.
• Younger musicians constantly drew from his creative well.
• Historians tag him as a modern West African pioneer.