The late Prof. John Evans Atta Mills was born on 21 July 1944 in Tarkwa, in the Western Region of Ghana. A member of the Fante ethnic group, he hailed from the town of Ekumfi Otuam in the Mfantsiman East constituency of the Central Region of Ghana. He had his primary and middle school education […]
Author Archives: Henry Kwadwo Amoako
BIOGRAPHY, RESEARCH
Biography of John Evans Atta Mills (3rd President of the 4th Republic of Ghana) Part 2
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For the inaugural presidential election in 1992, the National Convention Party (NCP) had formed an alliance with the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Former Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) Chairman, and leader of Ghana, Flight-Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings chose the NCP leader, Kow Nkensen Arkaah, as his running-mate for vice-president. Having been elected in the 1992 […]
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Popular Ghanaian actress, Nana Ama Mcbrown was born in Kumasi, Ghana. Nana Ama’s mother, Cecilia Adzanim Boateng, and her father Kwabena Nkrumah, divorced when Nana Ama was young. With her father gone and her mother unable to take care of her and her six other siblings, Nana Ama together with her siblings were adopted by […]
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Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), better known as Little Richard, was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. An influential figure in popular music, Richard’s most celebrated work dates from the mid-1950s, when his dynamic music and charismatic showmanship laid the foundation for rock and roll, leading him to be given […]
BIOGRAPHY, RESEARCH
Biography of Ghanaian Female Rapper Ruth Eno Adjoa Amankwah Nyame Adom ( Eno Barony)
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Ruth Eno Adjoa Amankwah Nyame Adom (born 30 October 1991), known professionally by her stage name Eno Barony, is a Ghanaian rapper and songwriter. Born in Tema, Accra, she released her debut single, “Wats Ma Name” and also “Tonga”, the remix of the track “Tonga” by Joey B ft Sarkodie in 2014 that lifted her […]
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Chiwetalu Agu (born in 1956) is a veteran Nigerian actor, comedian and movie producer who won the 2012 Nollywood award for ‘best actor in indigenous movie (non-English speaking language) Actor Chinwetalu Agu is happily married to his wife Nkechi Agu and together, they have 5 children – 3 sons and 2 daughters. He has been […]
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Nana Kwame Ampadu I was born at Obo Kwahu on March 31st, 1945 and was named Kwame Ampadu after his father, Opanin Kwame Ampadu, the then head of the Asona Clan of Obo Kwahu in the Eastern Region of Ghana, and madam Mercy Afua Ntiriwaa, a devouted presbyter also of Obo Kwahu. Little Ampadu had […]
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Moses Kwaku Oppong, the leader of Kakaiku’s Guitar Band, was born on 2nd October, 1916 at Aboso in the Western Region. “Kak-Ku” became his nickname at school. Around 1934, Kwaku was very good on the guitar and was playing at parties, wake-keepings and funeral obsequies. He founded the “Kakaiku’s Band on August 1, 1954, giving […]
BIOGRAPHY, MUSIC, RESEARCH
Legends of Ghanaian Highlife Music: Nana Kwame Ampadu (African Brothers) (1945-)
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Nana Kwame Ampadu was born at Obo Kwahu on March 31st 1945. In 1967, he was leading the African Brothers Band in Kumasi under the sponsorship of the Ambassador Gardens Hotel. The African Brothers band’s first big success was the song “Ebi Tie Ye” (Some Live Well) released in 1967, which they later made into […]
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Emmanuel Kofi Nyame was born on 24th December, 1927 at Kwahu Dukomang. At Adabraka Roman Catholic School in Accra, he was a drum major (leader of the school fife band), a choir boy as well as a member of the select church choir at Accra’s first Catholic Church. When he inherited a guitar belonging to […]
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Kwaa Mensah was born in Lagos (Nigeria) in September, 1920. He was brought up in Cape Coast. His uncle was the first highlife guitarist in Ghana, Jacob Sam, “Sam” or Kwame Asare, a goldsmith from Cape Coast. Sam taught Kwaa the guitar, and during the 1930’s, Kwaa played in a Cape-Coast adaha band, adaha being […]
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Kwabena Onyina was born on March 15, 1932, at Agona Ashanti. He learned how to play guitar and at 16, he formed a trio called the Cooler’s Band. In 1953, Mr Daniel Kyei took over the management of the group and named it Onyina’s Guitar Band. Onyina earned the title “King” in 1961, when he […]
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The Broadway Band (or Broadway Dance Band) was established in 1958 in Takoradi by Sam Obote, a Nigerian. Mac Tontoh joined the band in 1962. It was the first big band of its kind in Africa. The band was run by the management of the Zenith Hotel in Takoradi and led by Sam Obote until […]
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Kwame Asare (Jacob Sam) was born in 1903 in Cape Coast. The first highlife guitarist was taught the guitar by a Kru Liberian seaman. His famous guitar style came from the two finger technique of playing the seprewa, a traditional harp-lute. Asare was trained as a goldsmith and he moved to Kumasi where he formed […]
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Emmanuel Tetteh Mensah was born on 31st May 1919 in Accra. E.T. went to school in Jamestown where he learned to read music and play the concert flute and piccolo with a teacher called Joe Lamptey who formed the Accra Orchestra out of his school fife band. E.T. joined the Accra Orchestra in 1932. Between […]
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In 1961, the alto saxophonist Jerry Hansen and nine musicians left the semi-professional Black Beats to form the fully professional Ramblers Dance Band. “The Ramblers Dance Band, nearly eight years old (in 1969) has introduced glamour into the West African Highlife Scene. The Band has provided its dance fans with their highlife tunes, while for […]
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The original leader of the Stargazers of Kumasi was Glen Cofie, later replaced by Eddie Quansah, with Joe Mensah as lead vocal and also Joss Alkins. Stan Plange joined the band in 1958 and played under the leadership of Ad-lib Young. Stan Plange left the Stargazers to join the Broadway Band in Takoradi in 1964 […]
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Senna Siamea Also known, as Siamese Cassia where its local name is, Abootre. They grow to be up to 60 ft tall and provide wonderful shade because of the tree’s dense foliage. It is part of the bean family Fabaceae, as it produces tender pods and edible seeds. Its leaves are also edible and are […]
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Herbal medicine used during pregnancy is very prevalent in the traditional settings of Ghana, despite the modern western antenatal care which has developed in most parts of the country. To our knowledge, previous studies investigating herbal medicine use have primarily reported general attitudes and perceptions of use, overlooking the standpoint of pregnant women and their […]
