{"id":780,"date":"2023-01-02T16:46:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T16:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/01\/02\/i-am-who-i-am-today-because-of-nana-acheampong-daddy-lumba\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T16:46:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T16:46:37","slug":"i-am-who-i-am-today-because-of-nana-acheampong-daddy-lumba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/01\/02\/i-am-who-i-am-today-because-of-nana-acheampong-daddy-lumba\/","title":{"rendered":"I Am Who I Am Today Because Of Nana Acheampong \u2013 Daddy Lumba |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Legendary Ghanaian highlife musician Charles Kwadwo Fosu popularly known as Daddy Lumba has paid homage to former group member Nana Acheampong.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing a sold-out concert held in Accra, Ghana on January 1, 2022, Daddy Lumba revealed Nana Acheampong introduced him to highlife music, a genre that has sustained him and his career till today.<\/p>\n<p>According to the musician who recently released a diss song titled \u201cOfon Na Edi As3m Fo\u201c, he was a Gospel singer until he met Nana Acheampong in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I first went to Germany, I used to sing only Gospel music. The person who introduced me to highlife is the man who stands with me today (Nana Acheampong). I am who I am today because of this man\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Until the two fell out, they were a group known as Lumba Brothers.<\/p>\n<p>Although the pair planned to release an album in 1986, financial constraints wouldn\u2019t let them. The album was eventually released in 1989 with the help of Lumba\u2019s wife, Akosua Serwaa, who produced the album. The title of the album is Y\u025b\u025by\u025b Aka Akwantuo Mu.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"6oF18Ezg_UY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Daddy Lumba narrates how Nana Acheampong introduced him to highlife music. 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