Media personality Bright Kankam Boadu has advised Ghanaian musicians against recording tribute songs for the late Highlife legend, Daddy Lumba.
He believes the existing songs by the musician are more than enough to honour him, rather than releasing new songs that do not sound good.
Kankam Boadu explained that he has noticed some artists have started recording tribute songs since the news of Daddy Lumba’s death broke.
However, according to him, the quality of these songs is not impressive and does not match the legacy of the legendary musician.
“Musicians should stop recording a tribute song for the late Daddy Lumba, as the tributes being produced do not even sound well. Daddy Lumba himself has many songs that could serve as tributes, such as ‘Makra Mo’ and ‘Adaka Tea.”
Bright Kankam Boadu
The media personality added that recently, he received a song from someone who claimed it was a tribute to Daddy Lumba.
“Recently, someone sent me a tribute song dedicated to Daddy Lumba because I’ve been discussing him a lot. After listening to it, I asked the person if they really thought this song was appropriate as a tribute to Daddy Lumba.”
Bright Kankam Boadu
Meanwhile, Ghanaian entertainment pundit Nana Adu called for the establishment of a national museum to honor the legendary Highlife musician Daddy Lumba.
Nana Adu emphasized the importance of creating a space where future generations can learn about the lives and contributions of iconic figures in the entertainment industry.
“We need to have a national museum where something about Daddy Lumba will be shown. So that when the young guys move there, they will know something about Daddy Lumba like a national hall of fame or a highlife hall of fame for all highlife musicians.”
Nana Adu
Nana Adu expressed concern about the lack of proper recognition and archiving of achievements in Ghana, particularly in the entertainment, politics, and sports sectors.
He compared this to places like Spain, where museums honor the works of individuals like Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo.
“When you go to the Real Madrid museum, you will see some works of Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo, but not here in Ghana,” he added, explaining the gap in honoring national heroes locally.
Nana Adu believes that establishing such institutions will not only celebrate legends like Daddy Lumba but also preserve their legacies for generations to come.
Sleeky Insists Daddy Lumba Deserves State Burial
Popular Ghanaian music promoter Sadick Assah, widely known as Sleeky, strongly backed calls for a state burial for the late highlife legend, Daddy Lumba, and insisted that it is something that shouldn’t even be a debate.
A lot of key and respected voices in the entertainment industry and the creative arts space have been making these calls via social media platforms and interviews they have been granted.
Adding his voice to this call, Sleeky in a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) account stated that considering the monumental impact Daddy Lumba has had on Ghana’s music industry both locally and internationally, it is only right that the nation honours him with a state-assisted burial.
He further called on the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture to lead the push for the state burial, emphasising that the ministry has a responsibility to celebrate cultural legends who have elevated Ghana on the global stage.
The award-winning promoter chastised the people who have been suggesting that any form of state-assisted burial for the late music icon is a waste of state funds and unnecessary.
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