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With the release of his sophomore album, Amsterdam-based Ghanaian artist Kay Slice is giving notice as a creative force in the emergence of African sounds on the international stage. Growing up navigating two cultures, he initially connected with his roots through highlife and Afrobeat CDs played at Ghanaian family gatherings. Today, he merges these ancestral rhythms with organic neo-soul, hip-hop, and poetry. Determined to leave a profound impression of Africa's spiritual musical force on his generation, Slice crafts anthems of cultural connection, identity, and empowerment. His dynamic live performances are vibrant celebrations of rhythm, spirit, and liberation. I Take U Highlife presents a dozen breathtaking songs that balance reverence for heritage with forward-thinking innovation. Co-produced with Anton de Bruin and driven by a robust Ghanaian ensemble, the album pays homage to vintage West African highlife, radically elevated with modern hip-hop energy and poetic lyricism. Two of the album's highlights, opening track "Adwuma" (featuring highlife legend Gyedu-Blay Ambolley) and "Kwame Nkrumah" (with the iconic Pat Thomas) perfectly capture this cross-generational dialogue, blending vibrant Ghanaian drums and balafon chants with Slice’s urgent, thoughtful verses. Elsewhere, "A-Way" , a collaborations with Jembaa Groove, and "Take Time" , with Peter Somuah, reinforce the project’s expansive, diaspora-facing vision.