There are a few musical artistes who have addressed almost every subject matter in life, not to mention attempting it. One of the few to have successfully executed this task is Daddy Lumba. He was born on 29th September 1964 at Nsuta, in the Asante Region of Ghana.
The following year, he was out with ‘Mɛ Ma Afa Wotrim Mu Nɛ’ and ‘Aseɛ Hɔ’ a collaborative album with Borax. ‘Bubra’ was on in 2003, ‘Ahenfo Kyiniye’ with Pat Thomas in 2004, ‘Give Peace A Chance’ in 2005 and ‘Area Boy’ alongside Afua Ampofowaa in the same year. Followed by his witty signature hit record, ‘Tokrom’ in 2006. Subsequent albums such as ‘Agenda’ (2007), ‘Sika’ (2008), ‘Awarepa Ye Anibre’ (2009), Kɔ Hye Po (2011). His latter-day releases include are ‘Awosoo’ (2014), ‘Hosanna’ (2015) with Kwadwo Ampong, ‘Enko Den’ (2016).
Daddy Lumba transitioned on the 26th of July, 2025 at the Bank Hospital in Accra after being taken unwell. News of his death sent shock waves across the Ghana and beyond with multiple vigils being held all over the world. He will be remembered for his immense contribution to not only the highlife genre of which he championed but the entire Ghanaian music-scape.
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