It is exactly six years today, Thursday, February 8, 2024, since the late Ebony Reigns passed away while at the peak of her music career.

The family, friends, and fans of the late Ebony Reigns, known in private life as Priscilla Opoku Kwarteng, visited the tomb of the late singer at the Osu Cemetery.

The visit to Ebony’s tomb at the Osu Cemetary formed part of activities to commemorate the sixth anniversary of her untimely demise.

The RuffTown Records signee, Ebony passed away at age 20 in a car crash on the Sunyani-Kumasi Highway while returning from Sunyani where she and her friend Franky Kuri had visited the singer’s mother.

The two and a soldier, Francis Vondee, who was escorting them, had their car mangled after somersaulting. At the time of her passing, Ebony was at the peak of her relatively short career and she even won the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) Artiste of the Year for 2018 posthumously.

Led by her father Nana Opoku Kwarteng, and her mother, Beatrice Oppong Martin, the family laid wreaths on Ebony’s tomb and said prayers for her. In a video shared on Instagram, Ebony’s father is seen wearing a black T-shirt with the photo of Ebony embossed in it.

Holding a walking stick, he narrated their mission to visit the graveside of his daughter. “It has been six years since Nana Hemaa (Ebony) died…It is sad but the consolation is the fact that Her Royal Majesty Ohemaa Kwarteng still lives [and] we are here to her and have [an] encounter with the great personality,” he said.

In another video, Ebony’s father asked the late singer’s elder sister to say a word to her sister. Happy obliged by laying a wreath on the tomb before kneeling on the tomb.

“Oh, so it has become a tradition, a ritual that we do this every year. Ideally, it’s supposed to be your birthday that we celebrate every year. Ideally, it’s supposed to be a moment to celebrate, it should be an enjoyable day; it should be something that should bring laughter. This, definitely was not what we planned for [nor] prepared for.
“This was not the agreement [and] I always say who are we to question God…we can’t do anything. All we can do is to come here to mourn and celebrate you because you’ve been good to the family. We thank you, Nana. People may not understand why we celebrate you every year but we know as a family. I know as a sister what you have made me.”
Ebony’s sister, Happy

Recounting Awakening To The News Of Demise

Ahead of the visit, Ebony’s elder sister, Happy Opoku Kwarteng, a.k.a. Foriwaa already started her remembrance on social media.

Waking up at dawn, Foriwaa shared a video highlighting the plans for her late sister’s sixth anniversary.

In the emotional video, she narrated that it was around 5:10 am on that unfortunate day when she was able to pick up a call informing her of Ebony’s passing.

“How time flies huh…as something we do yearly, myself, together with the family, friends, and some of her fans, we are going to meet at the Osu Cemetery. This is just a way of celebrating her [and] telling that she will forever continue to live in our hearts,” she said.

The video shared by Foriwaa sparked emotional reactions from her followers. Many of them consoled her.