Biography:

Nana Kwakye Duah (1968/1969 – 16 May 2025),[1][2] also known as Dada Kweku Duah or Dada KD, was a Ghanaian highlife musician.[3][4][5][6]

Early life and education

Duah was born and bred in Kwadaso in the Ashanti Region of Ghana to Brefo Takyiakwa, a driver and Madam Abena Asubonteng, a chopbar operator at Ashanti Town, a suburb of Kumasi.[7] He completed secondary school in 1992.[7]

Career

Duah began his career at the age of seven and became an instrumentalist and played in the church.[7][8] His professional music career commenced in the early 1990s with singles such as “Odo Mu Anigye” and “Adi Nye Wop.”[9] His music, often centered around themes of love and societal issues. One of his most notable songs, “Fatia Fata Nkrumah,” is a tribute to Ghana’s first President, Kwame Nkrumah, and his Egyptian wife, Fathia Nkrumah.

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