Ace musician and King of Burger Highlife, Nana Ampem Darko, known in showbiz circles as George Darko, will today launch his very latest Lucky Star album at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Accra.

The album launch, which falls on the date the highlife legend will be celebrating his 60th birthday, according to his handlers Mirror Image Promotions, is expected to bring together a host of other legendary highlife musicians.

The King of Burger highlife will perform some of his tunes as well as a selection of tracks off the Lucky Star album, which is currently receiving heavy rotations on urban radio.

Mirror Image Promotions are optimistic that his album launch would prove why George Darko is still a force to reckon with, in the industry.

In a related development, a mix up of old and fairly-young highlife musicians including Charles Amoah, Nana Fynn, Felix Owusu, Pat Thomas, AB Crenstle, Bessa Simmons, Kwabena Kwabena, Kwame Zaggy, Efya, and new sensation SOGO have been confirmed for the concert.

The Golden Tulip Hotel in Accra will be the centre of attraction as the over dozen artistes show up in solidarity with one of their very own.

George’s Manager Kaicy Boakye Nhyira said: “today will present us with yet another opportunity to treat the highlife loving community to good highlife songs. George is well prepared for this show and he has promised to deliver to the satisfaction of all”.

Born in 1951 at Akropong in the Eastern Region, George Darko is credited with the introduction in the 1980s of Burger-highlife, a variation of West Africa’s popular genre, with his first hit Ako te brofo.

He was educated at the Presbyterian School at Akropong. After playing for an army band in the Middle East, Darko returned to Ghana and formed the Golden Stool Band. In the late 1970s the band moved to Germany, where he went solo and formed the Bus Stop band in 1982.

He returned to Akropong in 1988, where he was made Tufuhene of Akropong-Akuapim in 1991 with the stool name, Nana Yaw Ampem Darko and has since been combining his musical career with chieftaincy roles.
George’s JAZZ KINGS Band will back him on stage.