{"id":441247,"date":"2017-11-26T03:00:27","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T03:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/11\/26\/big-akwes-delivers-hilarious-tribute-at-kabas-one-week-memorial\/"},"modified":"2017-11-26T03:00:27","modified_gmt":"2017-11-26T03:00:27","slug":"big-akwes-delivers-hilarious-tribute-at-kabas-one-week-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/11\/26\/big-akwes-delivers-hilarious-tribute-at-kabas-one-week-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Akwes delivers hilarious tribute at KABA\u2019s one week memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Sunday, 26 November 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-11-26<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/85216879.295.jpg\" alt=\"Big Akwes Lepritjeksd\" title=\"Big Akwes Lepritjeksd\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kumawood actor Akwesi Asamoah (Big Akwes)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813995117\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813995117\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1511665227_740_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Kumawood actor Akwesi Asamoah, known in showbiz as Big Akwes, showed Ghanaians his rare \u2018swag\u2019 with the English Language when he decided to pay tribute to celebrated broadcaster, Kwadwo Asare Baffour Acheampong (KABA) at the one-week celebration held in honour of the deceased.<\/p>\n<p>The Kumawood star, resolved to make an impression, chose to express himself in the English language, a rather huge shift from his usual Twi speaking exhibited in local movies. <\/p>\n<p>Describing KABA as someone who played an integral role in his success today, he said his demise has brought him great pain.<\/p>\n<p>Posed with the question of how he felt about KABA\u2019s passing on and the role he played in his life, he said,<\/p>\n<p>\u201c The late comer of my uncle slit top is tragedy, simply because he himself introduced me to Accra\u201d. 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