Promising Ghanaian Hiplife musician, Andy Osei Sarfo, popularly known as Kweku Flick has sounded a strong warning to the public and music lovers about comparing him to other musicians in the country.
It seems the singer has had enough of such comparisons drawn between him and other musicians and has decided to issue a warning to prevent Ghanaians from such act. Kweku Flick further made a controversial submission, stating that he is the return of the late Highlife legend, Nana Kwame Ampadu.
“DON’T COMPARE ME TO ANYONE, I’M THE RETURN OF NANA AMPADU!!,” Kweku Flick boldly wrote in a Twitter post.
Kweku Flick, ever since he emerged into the scene, has been presumed to have been inspired by rapper, Kwesi Arthur since they sound very much similar and even look alike. Kweku Flick was once accused of imitating Kwesi Arthur’s style. However, Kweku Flick on many occasions has trashed these claims, stating that he sounds nothing like Kwesi Arthur. He claimed that he emerged into the scene with his own style.
Kweku Flick must live up to Standard of Nana Ampadu
Meanwhile, Kweku Flick coming out to claim that he is “the return of Nana Ampadu” is a very intrepid statement coming from a rising star like himself. This suggests that the artist has to live up to or surpass the standard of Nana Ampadu, who was a trailblazer and revolutionized highlife music in Ghana.
Nana Ampadu was one time President of MUSIGA and was also the leader of the African Brothers Band, formed in 1963. The legendary highlife musician is credited with several popular highlife tracks. He is known to have composed over 800 songs. He gained prominence in 1967 when he released his song ‘Ebi Te Yie’, a song that was seen as critical of the then-governing National Liberation Council (NLC) which toppled Ghana’s first President, Kwame Nkrumah.
In 1973, Nana Ampadu won a nationwide competition in Ghana and was crowned the “Adwontofoohene,” or King of Singers. Nana Ampadu’s legacy in Ghana’s music industry certainly stands out, making him a trailblazer of highlife as he reigned for years, considering his unique style of doing music.
The late Nana Ampadu was admired as a master lyricist for great compositions including ‘Getty’, ‘Oman Bo Adwo’, ‘Obra’, ‘Agartha’, among others.
Nana Ampadu’s career saw him travel around the world, sharing and displaying Ghanaian culture and music. In 2015, he was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 16th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. In 2017, he was among five Highlife artists honored at the MUSIGA Grand Ball.
State Burial to be Done in Honor of Nana Ampadu
Speaking of honoring Nana Kwame Ampadu, the renowned Highlife musician who doubled as a guitarist will join his ancestors this weekend, April 9, 2022. However, his immortality in the annals of Ghana’s music is assured.
President, Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to honor the late legendary highlife musician with a state-assisted burial. According to the President, this will be done in honor of his contribution to the growth of the Ghanaian music industry.
Nana Kwame Ampadu passed on at the age of 76 on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, after he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) in Accra.
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