Calabar Highlife Dj Mix Guide

“We don’t need a laptop,” Uncle Ben grumbled, pulling a dusty, silver flight case from under the table. Inside, nestled like a holy relic, were two CDJ-1000s and a battered mixer. “We need soul.”

One of the pioneers of the Calabar Highlife DJ mix was DJ Spinall, a Nigerian DJ and producer who had grown up listening to highlife music. Spinall was fascinated by the genre's infectious rhythms and melodies, and he saw an opportunity to update highlife for a new generation of music lovers. calabar highlife dj mix

For forty-five minutes, Calabar Highlife reigned. The old people wept. The young people learned a new way to move. The girl with the pink braids found herself slow-dancing with the old man in the wheelchair, his shaky hand on her shoulder, a toothless grin on his face. “We don’t need a laptop,” Uncle Ben grumbled,