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	== History ==		== History ==
	The band existed before Mensah became its celebrated leader. The museum biography places his arrival in 1947 under Joe Kelly, followed by a reconstituted ensemble. Recording for Decca and extensive travel brought the name to audiences beyond Ghana.<ref name="tempos-archive">[https://www.fondation-langlois.org/html/e/page.php?NumPage=2278 Ghana’s Highlife Music Collection:] [[E. T. Mensah\|E.T. Mensah]] and the Tempos. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>		The band existed before [[E. T. Mensah\|Mensah]] became its celebrated leader. The museum biography places his arrival in 1947 under Joe Kelly, followed by a reconstituted ensemble. Recording for Decca and extensive travel brought the name to audiences beyond Ghana.<ref name="tempos-archive">[https://www.fondation-langlois.org/html/e/page.php?NumPage=2278 Ghana’s Highlife Music Collection:] [[E. T. Mensah\|E.T. Mensah]] and the Tempos. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

	== Music and repertoire ==		== Music and repertoire ==
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	== Members and collaborators ==		== Members and collaborators ==
	Mensah contributed instrumental playing, composition and leadership; Joe Kelly belongs to the earlier history. The band name spans different periods and lineups. Album and session credits should therefore identify the actual players on a recording, rather than assuming that every Tempos performance has the same personnel.<ref name="tempos-archive" />		[[E. T. Mensah\|Mensah]] contributed instrumental playing, composition and leadership; Joe Kelly belongs to the earlier history. The band name spans different periods and lineups. Album and session credits should therefore identify the actual players on a recording, rather than assuming that every Tempos performance has the same personnel.<ref name="tempos-archive" />

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			[[File:MuGlobe-55c1f73d114a4ea4.jpg\|thumb\|right\|320px\|alt=The Tempos' bandleader E.T. Mensah with fellow highlife musician Victor Olaiya.\|The Tempos' bandleader [[E. T. Mensah\|E.T. Mensah]] with fellow highlife musician Victor Olaiya.<br />Image: Photographer not named by source; published by Music In Africa; Music In Africa; accompanying album review by Ed Keazor. [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ CC BY-NC 4.0]. [https://musicinafrica.net/magazine/kings-highlife-etmensah-and-victor-olaiya/ Source].]]

	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
	The Tempos was a Ghanaian dance band best known through the leadership and recordings of [[E. T. Mensah]]. Its touring and records were important vehicles for the spread of [[Highlife\|highlife]] during the 1950s and 1960s.<ref name="tempos-retro">[https://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/mensah-the-tempos-e-t-king-of-highlife-anthology-4cd/RETRO.024CD.html RetroAfric / Forced Exposure: King of Highlife Anthology]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>		The Tempos was a Ghanaian dance band best known through the leadership and recordings of [[E. T. Mensah]]. Its touring and records were important vehicles for the spread of [[Highlife\|highlife]] during the 1950s and 1960s.<ref name="tempos-retro">[https://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/mensah-the-tempos-e-t-king-of-highlife-anthology-4cd/RETRO.024CD.html RetroAfric / Forced Exposure: King of Highlife Anthology]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

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	== History ==		== History ==
	The band existed before Mensah became its celebrated leader. The museum biography places his arrival in 1947 under Joe Kelly, followed by a reconstituted ensemble. Recording for Decca and extensive travel brought the name to audiences beyond Ghana.<ref name="tempos-archive">[https://www.fondation-langlois.org/html/e/page.php?NumPage=2278 Ghana’s Highlife Music Collection: E.T. Mensah and the Tempos]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>		The band existed before Mensah became its celebrated leader. The museum biography places his arrival in 1947 under Joe Kelly, followed by a reconstituted ensemble. Recording for Decca and extensive travel brought the name to audiences beyond Ghana.<ref name="tempos-archive">[https://www.fondation-langlois.org/html/e/page.php?NumPage=2278 Ghana’s Highlife Music Collection:] [[E. T. Mensah\|E.T. Mensah]] and the Tempos. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

	== Music and repertoire ==		== Music and repertoire ==

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== Summary ==
The Tempos was a Ghanaian dance band best known through the leadership and recordings of [[E. T. Mensah]]. Its touring and records were important vehicles for the spread of [[Highlife|highlife]] during the 1950s and 1960s.<ref name="tempos-retro">[https://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/mensah-the-tempos-e-t-king-of-highlife-anthology-4cd/RETRO.024CD.html RetroAfric / Forced Exposure: King of Highlife Anthology]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

== History ==
The band existed before Mensah became its celebrated leader. The museum biography places his arrival in 1947 under Joe Kelly, followed by a reconstituted ensemble. Recording for Decca and extensive travel brought the name to audiences beyond Ghana.<ref name="tempos-archive">[https://www.fondation-langlois.org/html/e/page.php?NumPage=2278 Ghana’s Highlife Music Collection: E.T. Mensah and the Tempos]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

== Music and repertoire ==
Swing orchestras provided one model alongside local dances, [[Calypso|calypso]] and Latin music. Brass, voices and a rhythm section made highlife into large-ensemble dance music. The 69-track ''King of Highlife Anthology'' brings together hits and less accessible recordings.<ref name="tempos-retro" />

== Members and collaborators ==
Mensah contributed instrumental playing, composition and leadership; Joe Kelly belongs to the earlier history. The band name spans different periods and lineups. Album and session credits should therefore identify the actual players on a recording, rather than assuming that every Tempos performance has the same personnel.<ref name="tempos-archive" />

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