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 name | Ernest Acheamponng |
| Also known as | Champion Lover boy |
| Born | Abuakwa Ashanti (Ashanti Region) |
| Genres | Highlife |
| Years active | 1982 |
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
editAcheampong was born in Abuakwa Ashanti in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[8][9] He attended the Kumasi Technical Institute.
Career
editIn 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","My rub a dub girl", "Brebre Obaahemaa", and "Wo wone hwan", Nana Acheampong's "Naanka ɛbɛyɛ dɛn" holds the record album sale in Ghana.
Personal life
editAcheampong is the father of Ghanaian afrobeat/afro singer Gyakie.[10][6][11][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Nana Acheampong finally details how he met Daddy Lumba". GhanaWeb. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Accra - Burger Highlife Musicians - Goethe-Institut". Goethe Germany. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Nana Acheampong, Highlife Artist". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ Dadzie, Ebenezer Afanyi (1 July 2015). "Nana Acheampong invites Nana Addo to Mega Concert". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Highlife legend Nana Acheampong calls on Nana Akufo-Addo". tv3network. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ a b Owusu-Amoah, Gifty (25 October 2020). "No pressure to maintain my dad's legacy — Gyakie". Graphic Online. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ a b Okirike, Nnamdi (25 August 2020). "Interview: Introducing Gyakie, A Highlife Legend's Daughter". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Nana Acheampong | Photos | Ghana Profiles". people peacefmonline. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Nana Acheampong Biography". Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ Barnes, Ekow (19 March 2021). "Ghanaian Singer Gyakie Is Making African R&B While In College". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Sam, Derrick Ekow (27 February 2021). "'I want to fill the biggest auditorium' - Gyakie shares her dreams". My Joy Online. Retrieved 22 March 2021.