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C.K. Mann

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Charles Kofi Mann
Awo dinCharles Kofi Amankwaa Mann
Also known asC. K. Mann
Awo bere1936
Cape Coast
DiedMarch 20, 2018 (aged 81–82)
Takoradi
GenresHighlife
Years active1960–2013

Charles Kofi Amankwaa Mann (1936 – Ɔbɛnem 20, 2018), a ɔsan frɛ no C. K. Mann, na ɔy3 a Ghanani highlife dwontoni ne dwontwerɛfoɔ.[1]

Abrabo ne Adwuma

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Wɔwoo C. K. Mann wɔ afe 1936 mu wɔ Cape Coast a ɛwɔ Ghana mfinimfini mantam mu. Ɔyɛɛ adwuma kakra sɛ po so hyɛnkafo ansa na ɔreba Moses Kweku Oppong's Kakaiku band.[2]

Bere a ɔtee Ghana nnwom no, ɔde ne ho bɔɔ Ocean Strings na odii nnwom kuo no anim kosii afe 1965. Bere a kuw no gyaee adwuma no, ɔde ne ho kɔkaa kuw foforo bi a na wɔato din The Carousel 7 wɔ Takoradi. Ɔbɛyɛɛ obi a wagye din wɔ afe 1969 mu bere a ɔyii "Edina Benya" no. Ɔno na ɔhyɛɛ Anis Mubarak a na ɔyɛ nnwontofo kuw no wura no nkuran ma ɔde Paapa Yankson baa nnwontofo kuw no mu. [3] Mann de atɔe fam nnwom bi kaa Osode, Ghana mpataafo nnwom a na wɔto no ho[3]

C.K Mann wui wɔ Ghana Ports and Harbour Authority (GHAPOHA) ayaresabea a ɛwɔ Takoradi wɔ Ɔbɛnem 20, 2018, bere a yare bi a wɔnkyerɛ mu a ɛkɔɔ so wɔ Ɔpɛnimma ne da a edii kan no mu.

Ne Nnwom

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C.K Mann to nnwom pii a na agye din, a ebi ne "Adwoa Yankey", "Asafo beesuon", "Obaa yaa aye me bone", "Kolomashie", "Dofo bi akyerew me", "Ankwasema dede", "Okwan tsentsen awar", "Aboa akonkoran", "Beebi a odo wo", "Tsie m'afotusem", "Ebusua ape adze aye me", "Yebeyi wo aye", ne "Do me ma mondo wo bi". Ne nnwoma etwa to, Wope Nye Ho a West Gold Music Studio a ɛwɔ Takoradi na ɛyɛe na wɔyii no adi wɔ afe 2013 mu

N'abasobodeɛ

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Wɔ afe 2006 mu no, Ɔmanpanin John Agyekum Kufour de Ghana Nnwom ho abasobɔde maa C.K Mann.[4]Ɔkaa wɔn a wodii kan nyaa saa abasobɔde yi bere a wɔsakraa dwumadi no wɔ afe 2006 mu no ho.[4][5]

Wɔde ne din ato kwan bi so wɔ Anaji ( wɔ Takoradi )[6]

Baabi a menyaa mmoa

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  1. The Late C. K. Mann, ‘Highlife Master’, ‘Osodehene’: A True Ghanaian Original. (in English), retrieved 2026-05-15
  2. C.K. Mann Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |... (in English), retrieved 2026-05-15
  3. 1 2 Ghana's Highlife Music Collection : C.K. Mann, retrieved 2026-05-15
  4. 1 2 Ghana Honours Her Heroes, Heroines (in English), retrieved 2026-05-15
  5. Ghana Honours Her Heroes, Heroines (in English), retrieved 2026-05-15
  6. 'C.K Mann Is Back To Revive Highlife Music' (in English), retrieved 2026-05-15