The President of Ghana, H.E Nana Akufo-Addo has paid glowing tribute to the Late ‘Musicians’ King’ Nana Kwame Ampadu via his official social media pages.
President Akufo-Addo described the high life great, as a man whose music has impacted succession generations in Ghana, and one that believed in his vision in his quest to becoming the president of Ghana, joining him on various campaign trails in the run up to the general elections of 2016.
This is President Akufo-Addo’s full tribute text;
“I have learnt, with great sadness, of the death of one of Ghana’s musical icons, the legendary high-life artiste, Nana Ampadu. The outpouring of grief by many Ghanaians, following the news of his death, is an appreciation of the impact his music had on successive generations of Ghanaians.
Nana Ampadu believed in my vision for the transformation of Ghana, and assisted me tremendously on the campaign trail in the run-up to my victory in the elections of 2016, for which I remain eternally grateful. His was a life well-lived, and he will be sorely missed. My deep condolences to his widow, children and family. Rest in perfect peace, Nana, and may the Almighty keep you in His Bosom until the Last Day of the Resurrection when we shall all meet again. Amen.
Nana Ampadu, da yie, Nyame nfa wo kra nsie.”
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The Former president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has paid tribute to the legend by sharing a link to his favorite Nana Ampadu collection ‘Oman Bo Adwo’ . He added “Nana Kwame Ampadu. He will be dearly missed.”
Nana Kwame Ampadu, the veteran musician died at 2am on Tuesday, September 28. He was 76. According to reports, he had been unwell for some time.
About Nana Kwame Ampadu
Nana Kwame Ampadu was a Ghanaian musician credited with numerous popular highlife tracks and he is known to have composed over 800 songs.
Ampadu’s “African Brothers Band” was formed in 1963. One of the founding members was Eddie Donkor. He came to prominence in 1967 when he released his song Ebi Te Yie (or “Some Are Well Seated”), a song that was seen as potentially critical of the then-governing National Liberation Council and disappeared from the airwaves, only returning after the end of military rule. In 1973 he won a nationwide competition in Ghana to be crowned the Odwontofoohene, or “Singer-in-Chief”.
His musical career also involved him in electoral politics, including composing a song for Jerry Rawlings‘s National Democratic Congress party to use in the 1992 election campaign. Ampadu also released a song critical of an attempt to disqualify Rawlings from the 1992 election based on him being half-Scottish
By: PapaQuasy Abakah
