[ 2013-12-29 ]

Highlife legend Dr. Paa Bobo is now dead
Peacefmonline.com can now put the speculations to
rest by confirming that Ghana’s classic highlife
musician Dr. Paa Bobo has died after battling with
sickness at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital for
some weeks now.

A close pal to the musician told Peacefmonline.com
that, the highlife guru died at about 2 O’clock
pm in the afternoon of Saturday 28 December at
korle-bu and his body is yet to be deposited at
the morgue.

“Yes I can confirm that to you. Dr. Paa Bobo is
dead. He died just this afternoon. His wife
confirmed that to me now. I am going to see her
and will let the general public know the details
of his death”,he said.

Dr. Paa Bobo’s real name is Kwaku Agyapong
Danemah. He was born on the 11th 1951 in the
Eastern part of Ghana (Akyim Maase).

In 1968, Kwaku Agyapong Danemah started his music
career by learning how to play rudiments of guitar
from Smart Nkansah (Ghana's ace guitarist) and
later formed his band in Nigeria – Aba (Former
Imo state).

Standing as the only African music legend who
recorded 2 hit albums in 2hours with DeccaNigeria,
Dr. Paa Bobo has 40 albums to his credential and
35 great hits songs.

The multi award winning superstar and african’s
legend has worked with great names like Okukuseku
International Band, All Brothers Band, the Kusum
Agoromma (Drama studio now known as National
Theatre), Smart Nkansah. And has toured and
musically explored countries like Nigeria, Ivory
Coast, United Kingdom, Italy and Holland.

May his soul rest in perfect peace.

Source - Peacefmonline

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