Nana Ampadu will be thrilling the patrons of the event alongside the likes of AB Crentsil, Amandzeba Nat Brew, Adane Best, Kwabena Kwabena, Okyeame Kwame and some other surprise acts.

These great musicians will be backed by the able X-Therapy Band, as Chief Moomen, and his energetic Wogbejeke crew will also give patrons a taste of Ghana’s musical history.

“I will surprise people at MOGO. Many people see me and think that my age has affected how energetic I am, but I will show all of you that I am very strong,” Nana Ampadu told Bernard Avle on the Citi Breakfast Show.

In the conversation, the iconic musician explained that, the song ‘Oman bo adwo’ was composed at Apedwa when he and his band went to perform.

He also endorsed Amakye Dede and Oheneba Kissi as two musicians whose songs he really loved.

“I will pick someone like Oheneba Kissi: he was a great composer. Amakye Dede is also very good, none of his songs has been criticized. We have people who can still hold the banner for highlife music.”

The MOGO Dinner Dance will be held on Saturday [March 25, 2017] at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel.

The event is sponsored by GCB Bank, Freight Consult and Nallem Consult.

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Amandzeba will be performing at the MOGO dinner dance, which will be held at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra.

He will be sharing the stage with the likes of AB Crentsil, Nana Ampadu, Adane Best, Paapa Yankson, Kwabena Kwabena, and Okyeame Kwame.

Chief Moomen and his Wogbejeke crew will also be there to tell the story of Ghanaian music over the years.

“This programme will be an opportunity to make a statement for Ghanaian and highlife music,” he said in an inspiring and deep conversation with the host of the Citi Breakfast Show, Bernard Koku Avle.

In the conversation, he spoke on an array of issues, including the need to respect artistic products of Ghana. He also explained that his name ‘Amandzeba’ literally means a son of culture.

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The annual event that seeks to promote Ghana’s indigenous music forms, especially Highlife, would have some of the most revered names in the industry on March 25, 2017 to celebrate sixty years of authentic Ghanaian music.

Nana Ampadu, Paapa Yankson and A.B. Crentsil lead the list of exceptional musicians who shall mount the stage to serve some of the best songs ever produced in the history of Ghanaian music.

The three legends, who have been instrumental in the Highlife story with about four decades of experience, promise to serve hit after hit and to bring back those fond memories of yesteryears, as they inspire the current creative generation to aspire to do more.

The sensational Amandzeba and Adane Best will also take turns to perform some of the hits that they have produced over the years. With combined efforts, the two can create enough musical energy to light up a billion gloomy hearts and they are set to electrify the stage come March 25.

Adane Best brought his lion on stage at MOGO 2012

Kwabena Kwabena and Okyeame Kwame have also been billed to appear on the MOGO stage alongside the music legends.

The two, who have over the past decade delivered some of the best songs in Ghana and have kept Highlife and its derivative music forms alight, are sure to perform some of their hit songs as well as some of the timeless Highlife songs that Ghana has grown to love.

There are other surprise acts billed to perform at this year’s Music of Ghanaian Origin Dinner Dance to be held at the plush Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel, Accra, come Saturday March 25.

The 2017 MOGO Dinner Dance is sponsored by GCB Bank Limited and Freight Consult and is powered by Citi 97.3 FM.

Okyeame Kwame at MOGO 2013

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