Joy FM will on Saturday, March 14, 2026 host the eighth edition of its flagship creative industry conversation, Showbiz Roundtable, with a special focus on preserving highlife as Ghana’s cultural heritage.

The programme will be broadcast live on Joy 99.7 FM and on Joy Prime television as part of the station’s Ghana Month activities.

This edition of Showbiz Roundtable will take a look at ‘Preserving highlife as Ghana’s cultural heritage.’ Highlife, which is 100 years old, has been inscribed by UNESCO as part of Ghana’s intangible cultural heritage. However, questions remain about whether the genre has been sufficiently projected and fully explored. The issue of its proper preservation has also come to the fore on several occasions.

The Ghana Month edition will bring together music industry figures to discuss the evolution of highlife, its impact, and ways to better preserve it.

The panel will feature Professor John Collins, ethnomusicologist; Amandzeba, highlife musician; Kofi Boachie-Ansah, also known as Beatmenace, audio engineer; Adina, highlife musician; Bessa Simons, President of MUSIGA; and Jonas Bibi Hammond, a veteran music producer. 

The keynote address will be delivered by the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Maame Efua Houadjeto.

The show will include a live studio audience made up of musicians, journalists, music producers, music executives and other creative industry stakeholders.

Showbiz Roundtable is brought to you by the 2025 GJA Awards Entertainment Programme of the Year, Showbiz A-Z, powered by Joy Entertainment with support from Joy Prime.

It will be moderated by arts and culture journalist Kwame Dadzie and emceed by Noella Karyne Yalley.

Showbiz Roundtable is produced by Philip Nai, Anita Teye and Martin Kwasi Asare.