Legendary Highlife musician Nana Tuffour has died, Starr News has learnt.

The ‘Abeiku’ singer reportedly died Monday morning at his home in Kumasi. He was 66.

Biography

Nana, as he is affectionately called, kicked off his musical journey with one of the axes popularly known as “one man thousand” with keyboardist Alex Konadu.

He later joined the Wanto Wazuri Band as a pianist. Due to his good voice and unique style of vocalizing, Nana later became the frontman of the Waza Africo Band. Envisioning a solo album, Nana left for Nigeria where he began working with famous Nigerian musician King Sunny Ade as his keyboardist.

Albums: Abeiku, Tontonte, Genesis, The Best of Nana Tuffour, Daasebre, Hilife – Storm, Sankofa, Mega Vibes, Highlife Classics
Record labels: James Kwaku Tuffour Aka Nana Tuffour, Owusek Productions, Black ‘M’ Sounds

 

Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM