The confusion surrounding the death of Ghanaian highlife star continues as one of his former friends has alleged he was killed by a family member. According to ‘Nyame Na Ose’, one of Daasebre’s own family members killed him. READ ALSO: The Same People Who Go to Church Come to Visit Me, 80% of My Clients … Read more
This year is actually going to end happily for the wife of the late Ghanaian highlife sensation, Daasebre Gyamenah, Madam Amina Ibrahim who appeared in the headlines a few months ago after her late husband’s brother threw her out of her husband’s house.
“I am staying at my friend’s place at New Town in a single room. I used to live with Daasebre at Kokomlemle until his death but his big brother broke into the house and threw my things out”, she said on Adom TV a few months ago.
The brother of the late highlife great Daasebre Gyamenah has ventured into the music world and dropped his debut single for the year.
Known as Sadat, the single is a highlife love song very much in the style of the late Daasebre.
One of the most annoying things about Ghanaian society is the extraordinary power given to family members by our traditional system, and the little protection the law gives to vulnerable women and children in such instances.
In some tribes, widowhood rites still continue, which is nothing but torture against a poor widow. Many other women also suffer similar fates to Daasebre’s wife in that they lose everything they built with their husbands to family once the husband dies.
Slip Music CEO Mark Okraku Mantey has slammed the tenure of Obour as head of the Musician Union of Ghana, tagging it an unmitigated failure.
Asked to rate how well the six year term of Obour has gone, Mark said he would give the ‘Konkontiba’ hitmaker a mark of 3 out of 10.
For years now, there has been a bad breath between Ace Music Producer/Programmes Manager of Hitz Fm, Mark Okraku Mantey and Sarkodie. Tensions were heightened this year when Sarkodie recorded a new version of Daasebre Gyamenah’s ‘Kokoko’song, a content that was originally produced by Mark. Mr. Mantey quickly went on a rant to disclose he … Read more
Management of the late great highlife star Daasebre Gyamenah, Enas Multimedia, have waded into the ongoing legal controversy between CEO of Slip Music, Mark Okraku Mantey and rapper Sarkodie, calling on both to chill out and refrain from dragging the name of the late star through protracted legal disputes.
In a statement released addressing the issue, Enas Multimedia refute Mark Okraku Mantey’s claim that he has sole rights over the ‘Kokooko’ single, noting it is a shared rights between the producer and the artiste.
Mark Okraku Mantey has revealed plans to sue rapper Sarkodie for his tribute cover of the late Daasebre Gyamenah’s single ‘Kokooko’.
Sarkodie, a few days ago, released the song, featuring Akwaboah, as a sort of tribute to the late highlife star. He first performed the single, also with Akwaboah, on Christmas Day during his rapperholic concert.
Sarkodie, along with his protege Akwaboah, have dropped a tribute single to the late highlife legend Daasebre Gyamenah, a remake of one of his most popular singles of all time.
‘Kokooko’ is the single, released through the rapper’s Sarkcess Music label.
Rapper Sarkodie gave a touching tribute to the late highlife great Daasebre Gyamenah during his performance at Christmas Day’s Rapperholic concert.
Sarkodie, in collaboration with Sarkcess music’s Akwaboah, performed the late singer’s hit song ‘Kokoko’.
It’s been a battle of wills since the death of highlife star Daasebre Gyamenah since his death, with both his maternal and paternal sides engaged in a battle over who gets to bury him.
Things got so bad the issue even ended up in court, which is absurd – I don’t think anyone fought over him this much when he was alive.
The burial of late singer Daasebre Gyamenah has finally been set after a protracted family dispute involving his matrilenal and patrilineal lines was finally resolved.
The singer’s father’s family wanted to bury him in Koforidua per tradition, but his Amoabo based matrilineal line said as a royal, Daasebre had to be buried in their hometown.
Okyeame Kwame is set to soon drop a number in honour of dead highlife great Daasebre Gyamenah.
Okyeame Kwame seems to be one of the hardest hit with the demise of the singer, having spoken of the high impact the singer had on his own career trajectory.
The maternal side of the family of the late highlife singer Daasebre Gyamenah have placed an injunction on the impending funeral of the singer, which had been slated for October 14.
A spokesperson for the side of the family, which hails from Anomabo and claim royal blood, said the singer as a royal has to be buried in his mother’s hometown, and are thus requesting for the body to be released from Koforidua to them for burial at Anomabo.
Highlife singer Daasebre Gyamenah would be finally sent home in October, with the funeral slated for Saturday, October 14, his family has announced.
The highlife great died unexpectedly last month, and whilst a Muslim, his family held back on the customary burial within 24 hours to give him a ritual send-off.
