{"id":431844,"date":"2017-10-24T23:30:15","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T23:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/10\/24\/eshun-pays-last-respect-to-the-late-highlife-legend-paapa-yankson\/"},"modified":"2017-10-24T23:30:15","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T23:30:15","slug":"eshun-pays-last-respect-to-the-late-highlife-legend-paapa-yankson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/10\/24\/eshun-pays-last-respect-to-the-late-highlife-legend-paapa-yankson\/","title":{"rendered":"eShun pays last respect to the late Highlife legend Paapa Yankson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Tuesday, 24 October 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Melody Emeralds<\/p>\n<p>2017-10-24<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/16954015.295.jpg\" alt=\"EShun Bri\" title=\"EShun Bri\" width=\"295\" height=\"443\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>eShun, Afro Pop singer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385179598\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385179598\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1508887815_681_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">&#8216;Someone loves me&#8217; hit maker eShun was seen last week at the final funeral rites of highlife legend Benjamin Akono Kofi Yankson popularly known as Paapa Yankson\u2019s held at the forecourt of the state house.  <\/p>\n<p>Countless number of people from the music fraternity, the arts industry, members of the general public, were there in their numbers to say bye to the high life legend.<\/p>\n<p>As people file past the casket, not a lot of tears are shed nonetheless, perhaps an indication of a full life well lived by Paapa Yankson.<\/p>\n<p>He will be remembered for contributing to the edification of souls with his voice and his music especially his impact on the current crop of new artistes in our music scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I am sad I couldn\u2019t have an opportunity to work with him or make an acquaintance with him. The last time I saw him was at the VGMA\u2019s this year. He pulled an amazing performance though in a wheel chair and said he was gonna do his last album but that couldn\u2019t happen sadly.\u2019 eShun shared sorrowful.<\/p>\n<p>eShun mounted the stage with Veteran Musician Paulina Oduro and performed Papa Yankson\u2019s \u2018Tena Mekyen\u2019 with Bessa Simone playing the Keyboard and Dan aka Shabo playing the Bass Guitar.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I couldn\u2019t go cos I think he wasn\u2019t my age mate. If it was a new artiste, I\u2019m sure I would have been present,\u2019 B4Bonah said when George Quaye asked him on Pundit on GHOne.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t even know anything like that was going on; I\u2019m being honest\u201d, King Promise said. \u201cI got the date missed up.\u201d Was Nana Yaa\u2019s responds to George Quaye\u2019s question.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the known faces at the funeral includes : President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo; Catherine Afeku, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture; Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) president, Bice Osei Kuffour (Obour); past President Sidiku Buari, Asiedu Nketia of the National Democratic Party (NDC) and Ahuma Bosco Ocansey (Daddy Bosco), an administrator at MUSIGA.<\/p>\n<p>Some musicians at the event includes: Pat Thomas,Nana Fynn, Rex Omar, Yaw Sarpong, Daughters of Glorious Jesus,Abrantie Amakye Dede,Bessa Simone, AB Crentsil and others.<\/p>\n<p>The late Paapa Yankson passed away after a short illness on July 21, 2017. He was 78.<\/p>\n<p>On the day of the funeral, it was discussed on Peace 104.3 Fm&#8217;s entertainment show dubbed Entertainment review that, apart from Kofi Kinaata, no other young artiste was spotted at the funeral ground. The information that the young artistes didn&#8217;t show up was not entirely true. 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