Nana Acheampong

Ernest "Owoahene" Nana Acheampong, popularly known as Nana Acheampong, is a Ghanaian Highlife musician. He is also the other half of the famous Lumba brothers who popularized Burger-highlife in Ghana (the other is Charles Kojo Fosu, also known as Daddy Lumba).[1][2]

Nana Acheampong
Birth nameErnest Acheamponng
Also known asChampion Lover boy
BornAbuakwa Ashanti (Ashanti Region)
GenresHighlife
Years active1982

Nana Acheampong is also known as the Champion Lover boy. The Abuakwa Ashanti native and Kumasi Technical Institute graduate has a musical career spanning more than 30 years.[3][4][5][2] He is the father of Ghanaian singer Gyakie.[6][7]

Early life

Acheampong was born in Abuakwa Ashanti in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[8][9] Ernest attended the Kumasi Technical Institute.

Career

In middle school, he led his school band. He left for Germany in the 1980s and played with the Talking Drum band. He formed his band in 1987 before he hooked up with Daddy Lumba in 1989.[1] They released their first and last album, Yɛɛyɛ Aka Akwantuo Mu, after splitting up in pursuit of solo careers.

Acheampong owns the Owoahene Studio, in Suame, Kumasi, where he has done his latest recordings, with himself as Executive Producer for Owoahene Music.

His songs include "Abu aka mesim", "Casanova", "Kata w'ani te", "Deobrenodi", "Nipa", "Se eye wode", "Obibini mu obibini", "Ever ready", "Odo yarea", "Meko odo nkyen", "I go die 4 u", "Mansusu saa", "Ako me square", "Brebre Obaahemaa", and "Wo wone hwan",

Personal life

Acheampong is the father of Ghanaian afrobeat/afro singer Gyakie.[10][6][11][7]

See also

References
  1. "Nana Acheampong finally details how he met Daddy Lumba". GhanaWeb. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. "Accra - Burger Highlife Musicians - Goethe-Institut". www.goethe.de. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  3. "Nana Acheampong, Highlife Artist". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  4. Dadzie, Ebenezer Afanyi (1 July 2015). "Nana Acheampong invites Nana Addo to Mega Concert". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. "Highlife legend Nana Acheampong calls on Nana Akufo-Addo". tv3network.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  6. Owusu-Amoah, Gifty (25 October 2020). "No pressure to maintain my dad's legacy — Gyakie". Graphic Online. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  7. Okirike, Nnamdi (25 August 2020). "Interview: Introducing Gyakie, A Highlife Legend's Daughter". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  8. "Nana Acheampong | Photos | Ghana Profiles". people.peacefmonline.com. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  9. "Nana Acheampong Biography". Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  10. Barnes, Ekow (19 March 2021). "Ghanaian Singer Gyakie Is Making African R&B While In College". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  11. Sam, Derrick Ekow (27 February 2021). "'I want to fill the biggest auditorium' - Gyakie shares her dreams". My Joy Online. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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