Abrantie Amakye Dede
One of Ghana’s veteran highlife musicians, Abrantie Amakye Dede, will on Saturday, January 8, host an all-star birthday bash at the Bayview Villa at Prampram in Accra to celebrate his 64th birthday which fell on Wednesday, January 5, 2021.
The birthday bash, which has been kept secret from the industry players, will also serve as a networking and socialisation platform which will bring together music industry stakeholders, the media as well as friends of Abrantie Amakye Dede.
On the guests list are several well-known personalities including politicians, CEOs among others.
The party is expected to be packed with exciting and a variety of performances from some seasoned highlife musicians such as Pozo Hayes, K.K Kabobo, Samuel Owusu, Akwaboah Snr, and a host of others.
Amakye Dede, who has promised to perform his favourite hit songs to entertain guests, is expected to treat them to an extraordinary live musical performance.
He has promised to thrill guests with great love tunes such as ‘Iron Boy’, ‘Bebrebe’, ‘Su Fre Wo Nyame’, ‘Akwadaa Wisua’, and ‘Odo Nti’ amongst others that were hits in the 80s and 90s.
Speaking to BEATWAVES in an interview, Abrantie Amakye, who credited his success to hard work, thanked Ghanaians for supporting him throughout his years in active music.
He, however, expressed his gratitude to all his colleagues who in various ways contributed toward the success of his musical career as well as all his albums.
By George Clifford Owusu