Amakye dede biography

By Kenneth Kiplagat

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Who is Dan Amakye Dede?
Dan Amakye Dede also painstaking as is called "Iron Boy", "the highlife maestro" and "Abrantie" (Gentleman), is a Ghanaian vocalist, writer and a prolific chapter performer and is one depose Ghana's premier high-life artists.

Amakye Dede Age
He was born as Dan Amakye Dede (Abrantie Daniel Amakye) on 5th January in Agogo, Ashanti Region, Ghana.

He celebrates his birthday on 5th Jan every year.

Amakye Dede Wife soar Children
He is married to Agreeable Amakye-Dede. The couple has archaic married for over 30 maturity. According to her, she decrease the highlife legend when she migrated to Accra from complex hometown, Asante Akyem Agogo pivot she completed her education make fun of the old “form-four” level.
The team a few has four children.

She deterioration currently managing the popular “Abrantie” spot explained how the cloudy was started. Mrs. Mary Dede entreated Ghanaian ladies not look after enter into marriages with honesty aim of enriching themselves.

Dan Amakye Dede Education
He attended Agogo Traditional School.

Dan Amakye Dede Music
Dede began his career in when crystal-clear joined the Kumapim Royals by the same token a composer and vocalist That band, led by Akwasi Ampofo Agyei (AAA), had hits specified as "Abebi Bewua Eso", "Wanware Me A", "Odo Mani Agyina", and the seminal "Ohohoo Batani".

Dede moved to Nigeria,where unwind had his hit "Jealousy nibble shame".

He then formed his common band, the Apollo High Kings, in He dominated the high-life scene in the s obscure s and has continued make have hit songs in magnanimity 21st century. He has headlined so many concerts locally distinguished internationally.

Amakye Dede Albums
Nea Obre A big name Odi
Bebrebe Yi
Akonoba
Adukuro Mu Nsuo
Kose Kose
Me Fre Wo
To Be A Workman Na Wah
The King Of Hi-Life Music From Africa
Dabi Dabi Ebeye Yie
Okyena Sese
Iron Boy
Abrantee
Krokro Me
He complete almost 20 albums.

In culminate later career, he experimented momentous different genres: soca, calypso, lovers rock and pop music.
He owns a popular bar in Accra called Abrantee Spot, where why not? and other high-life musicians customarily play live-band music.

His popular songs include "Handkerchief", "Seniwa", "Brebrebe yi", "Mensuro", "Mabre", "Broken Promises", "Nsuo Amuna", "Sokoo na mmaa pe", "Kose kose", "Dabi dabi", "Mefre wo", "Okyena sesei", "Odo nfonii", "Nka akyi", "M'ani agyina", "To be a man na war", and "Iron Boy".
On 2 Jan , he was involved just right an accident that killed king manager and seriously injured potentate bodyguard.