Nana Ampadu
- Wɔatwerɛ nsɛm wei ɛwɔ Asante kasa mu
| bɔbeasu | male  |
|---|---|
| ɔman a ofiri mu | Ghana |
| name in native language | Patrick Kwame Ampadu |
| din a wɔde ama no | Nana, Kwame |
| abusua din | Ampadu |
| da a wɔwoo no | 31 Ɔbɛnem 1945 |
| beae a wɔwoo no | Obo Kwahu |
| da a owui | 28 Ɛbɔ 2021 |
| beae a owu wɔ | University of Ghana Medical Centre |
| date of burial or cremation | 8 Ahinime 2022 |
| place of burial | Obo Kwahu |
| significant person | Eddie Donkor |
| languages spoken, written or signed | Brɔfo, Twi |
| n'adwuma | musician |
| employer | Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Ghana |
| dibea | vice president, general secretary, board member, committee member |
| educated at | Abuakwa State College |
| residence | Kokomlemle |
| start of work period | 1963 |
| member of political party | New Patriotic Party |
| instrument | voice, guitar |
| member of | Accra Hearts of Oak SC, Okwawu United |
| genre | highlife |
Nana Kwame Ampadu a wɔwoo no Ɔbɛnem bosome ne da a ɛtɔ so 31 wo afe 1945 mu na owui wo Ɛbɔ bosome ne da a ɛtɔ so 28 wɔ afe 2021 mu. Ɔyɛ Ghana nnwontofo ne nnwontofo. Wobu no sɛ Ghana nnwontofo a ɔsen biara wɔ bere nyinaa mu, wɔagye no din sɛ ɔhyehyɛɛ nnwom ahorow a ɛboro 800. [1][2] Wɔsan frɛ no Adwomtofo Nyinaa hempɔn.[3]Na ɔyɛ nnwontofo panyin, nnwom kyerɛwfo panyin, na ɔno na ɔhyehyɛɛ "African Brothers Band". Wobu no sɛ highlife ne afrobeat nnwom no mu ɔkannifo ne Ghana nnwomtofoɔ a wɔagye din paa wɔ afeha a ɛtɔ so 20 mu no mu baako.[4][5][3][6]
Nnwom
[sesa]Wɔhyehyɛɛ Ampadu "African Brothers Band" wɔ afe 1963 mu. African Brothers Band fofor no mu kor nye Eddie Donkor.
Na edin no yɛ Kwame Nkrumah frɛ a ɔde too gua sɛ Afrika bɛyɛ biako no akyi kwan. Akyiri yi wɔsesaa wɔn din yɛɛ no African Brothers International Band wɔ afe 1973 mu.[3]
Ampadu nyaa ne din wɔ afe 1967 mu bere a ɔyii ne dwom Ebi Te Yie adi no. Saa dwom yi na na wɔhwɛ sɛ ɛyɛ nea ɛkasa tia National Liberation Council a na ɛwɔ tumi saa bere no. Wɔ afe 1973 mu no, odii akansi bi a ɛkɔɔ so wɔ ɔman no mu nyinaa wɔ Ghana, na wɔmaa no adehye din Odwontofoohene[7]
Ne nnwonto adwuma no de no baa amanyɔsɛm mu nso, a nea ɛka ho ne sɛ ɔhyehyɛɛ dwom bi maa Jerry Rawlings' National Democratic Congress party no de dii dwuma wɔ 1992 abatoɔ no mu. Ampadu nso yii dwom bi a na ɛkasa tia mmɔden a wɔbɔe sɛ wobekum Rawlings afi 1992 abatoɔ no mu.[8]
Nneɛma a ɔyɛe
[sesa]Nana Ampadu ne S. K. Oppong Drama Group, a na wɔyɛ nnwonto ne nnwonto a ɛyɛ tiawa wɔ ne nnwontofo kuw no dwumadi mu. Akyiri yi, saa kuw yi bɛyɛɛ Osofo Dadzie, Ghana TV drama a na agye din paa wɔ mfe pii mu no. Ne nnwom no mu baako, Obra, bɛyɛɛ Obra, Ghana TV drama a agye din no mu baako. Ɔkyerɛw nnwom a wɔto maa ɔman no Operation Feed Yourself dwumadi no a ɛyɛ asraafo National Redemption Council a ɛhwɛ ɔman no nnuan ho.[3][9]
N'asetra
[sesa]Wɔwoo Ampadu wɔ Obo Kwahu a ɛwɔ Ghana Apuei mantam mu wɔ Ɔbɛnem bosome ne da a ɛtɔ so 31 wɔ afe 1945 mu[10][11]. Ne din a wɔde woo no no yɛ Patrick Kwame Ampadu na n'awofo din de Opanyin Kwame Ampadu ne Mercy Afua Ntiriwaa, wɔn baanu nyinaa fi Obo Kwahu a ɛwɔ Ghana Apuei Mantam no mu.[3]
Abasobɔde ahorow
[sesa]Nana Ampadu nyaa abasobɔde pii wɔ Ghana.[12]
- Akwankyerɛ Kuw no abasobɔde wɔ afe 1977 mu.
- Odwontofoohene a Ghana Adwumakuw a Ɛhwɛ Adwinni ho nsɛm so yɛɛ no afe 1973.
- Ɔmanman Asaw Ahorow Nhyiam a edi kan wɔ 1972 mu.
Baabi a menya mmoa firiiɛ
[sesa]- ↑ My Life | nanakwameampadu1 (in English), retrieved 2026-05-15
- ↑ Nana Kwame Ampadu at 50 (in British English), 2013-10-31, retrieved 2026-05-15
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Nana Ampadu predicted his death - Mark Okraku reveals", GhanaWeb (in American English), 2021-10-01, retrieved 2026-05-15
- ↑ Ryan Mutuku (2022-01-25), Nana Ampadu: Everything you need to know about the late Ghanaian highlife musician - YEN.COM.GH (in English), retrieved 2026-05-15
- ↑ "Nana Ampadu: Ghana highlife legend die at age 76", BBC News Pidgin, retrieved 2026-05-15
- ↑ My Life | nanakwameampadu1 (in English), retrieved 2026-05-15
- ↑ Kofi Anyidoho, James Gibbs (2000), FonTomFrom: Contemporary Ghanaian Literature, Theatre and Film (in English), Rodopi, ISBN 978-90-420-1273-8, retrieved 2026-05-15
- ↑ Joseph K. Adjaye, Adrianne R. Andrews (1997-03-15), Language, Rhythm, and Sound: Black Popular Cultures into the Twenty-first Century (in English), University of Pittsburgh Pre, ISBN 978-0-8229-7177-1, retrieved 2026-05-15
- ↑ Celebrate the Legacy of Nana Kwame Ampadu with Timeless Highlife Music (in English), retrieved 2026-05-15
- ↑ Nana Kwame Ampadu 1 and his African Brothers Band Int., archived from the original on 2003-06-02, retrieved 2026-05-15
- ↑ Pastors Chase Nana Ampadu Music Videos. (in English), retrieved 2026-05-15
- ↑ Celebrate the Legacy of Nana Kwame Ampadu with Timeless Highlife Music (in English), retrieved 2026-05-15