Nana Ampadu

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Nana Kwame Ampadu
Born (1945-03-31) 31 March 1945 (age 76)
obo-kwahu
OriginGhana
GenresHighlife
Instrumentsvocal, guitar
Associated actsNana Acheampong, George Darko, Amakye Dede, A. B. Crentsil
Websitewww.nanakwameampadu.com

Nana Kwame Ampadu (born 31 March 1945) is a Ghanaian musician credited with numerous popular highlife tracks and he is known to have composed over 800 songs.[1][2]

Ampadu's "African Brothers Band" was formed in 1963. One of the founding members was Eddie Donkor.[3] 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".[4]

His musical career has 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.[5]

Early life[]

Nana Ampadu was born at Adiemmra on the Afram Plains[6] in the Eastern Region of Ghana on 31 March 1945.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nana Kwame Ampadu 1 and his African Brothers Band Int". nanakwameampadu.com. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Nana Kwame Ampadu @ 50". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Legends of Ghanaian Highlife Music: Senior Eddie Donkoh". african-research.com/. African Research Consult. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. ^ Anyidoho, Kofi; Gibbs, James (2000). FonTomFrom: Contemporary Ghanaian Literature, Theatre and Film. Rodopi. pp. 142–146. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  5. ^ Andrews, Adrianne R.; Adjaye, Joseph K. (1997). Language, Rhythm, & Sound: Black Popular Cultures Into the Twenty-first Century. University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 71. ISBN 0822971771. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  6. ^ Anyidoho, Kofi; Gibbs, James (2000). FonTomFrom: Contemporary Ghanaian Literature, Theatre and Film. Rodopi. p. 142. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  7. ^ Boateng, Michael. "Feature: Nana Kwame Ampadu I – The life of the hi-life great". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  8. ^ Daily Guide (5 August 2011). "Pastors Chase Nana Ampadu Music Videos". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 31 May 2019.


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