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Legends of Ghanaian Highlife Music: Nana Kwame Ampadu (African Brothers) (1945-)

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 […]