Daddy Lumba was born on 29 September 1964 and is a Ghanaian singer-songwriter and musician and has about 34 albums to his name.
15 Facts About Daddy Lumba
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Daddy Lumba's mother, Comfort Gyamfi, popularly known as Ama Saah, was a teacher.
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Daddy Lumba's death was a devastating blow to Lumba as she was literally everything to him.
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Daddy Lumba was the leader of Juaben Senior High School choir from 1983 to 1984 academic year where Christabel was the music teacher and he completed in 1985.
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In Juaben SHS, Lumba formed the Lumba Brothers group with his friends Yaw and Kwabena and girlfriend, Theresa Abebrese.
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The only thing Daddy Lumba knew at the time was gospel music, and he has credited Nana Acheampong with introducing him to highlife music.
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Daddy Lumba has been consistent with the release of multiple-hit albums since then and has established himself as one of Ghana's most popular singers of the Highlife genre.
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Daddy Lumba introduced a future love song master, Ofori Amponsah, through his blockbuster hit album Woho Kyere.
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Daddy Lumba's pairing in 1999 with the rising star produced five hits and shot Ofori Amponsah into the limelight.
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Daddy Lumba owns his own studio where he does all his work and owns machines for mastering, cassette duplication, loading, printing and shrink wrapping exclusively for his works.
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Daddy Lumba's music has evolved over the years to reflect the changes in taste and demands for music; he can currently be described as a contemporary highlife artist.
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Daddy Lumba has won several Ghana Music Awards and other excellence awards and continue to appeal to the young and old.
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Apart from Ofori Amponsah and Nana Acheampong, Daddy Lumba has collaborated with Felix Owusu, Pat Thomas, Ateaa Tina, Oheneba Kissi and Afua Ampofowaa.
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On 23 December 2022, Daddy Lumba released his long-awaited single, 'Ofon Na Edi Asem Fo'.
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In September 2022, Daddy Lumba opened DLFM, a radio station broadcasting in Twi in the Accra area.