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Ebo Taylor (born Deroy Taylor on 7 January 1936 in Cape Coast, Ghana; died 7 February 2026) was a Ghanaian guitarist, composer, bandleader, record producer and arranger focusing on highlife and afrobeat music. Taylor was a vital figure on the Ghanaian music scene for over six decades and received a number of awards, including Life Time Achievement Award at the 2014 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 Highlife Music Awards, abd Music Legend of the year at the 2019
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Taylor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ghana
- Place of birth
- Cape Coast
- Place of death
- Saltpond
- Occupation
- musician
- Educated at
- St. Augustine's College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- highlife
- Image
- Ebo Taylor KULT 03.JPG
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- Ebo Taylor
- date of birth
- 1936-01-06
- date of death
- 2026-02-07
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