{"id":14762,"date":"2014-04-22T15:34:11","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T15:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=14762"},"modified":"2014-04-23T12:07:10","modified_gmt":"2014-04-23T12:07:10","slug":"gemanns-tragedy-to-be-captured-in-upcoming-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/04\/gemanns-tragedy-to-be-captured-in-upcoming-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Gemann’s tragedy to be captured in upcoming movie"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Ghanaian filmmaker, Kofi Yeboah, has disclosed plans to produce a movie based on the tragic story of popular Highlife musician Gemann.<\/p>\n
Gemann, born Nana Akwasi Agyemang, rose to fame as a phenomenal entertainer. His music and dancing prowess earned him the title “Michael Jackson of Ghana.”<\/p>\n
Gemann’s hit song Highlife in G-major<\/strong><\/em> <\/strong>became an instant hit and continues to be enjoyed even in recent times.<\/p>\n While he enjoyed his fame, little did Gemann know his life was going to take a heartbreaking turn.<\/p>\n In 1995 he shot and killed a taxi driver at Dome in Accra after disagreements over payment of taxi fare. He was however granted a\u00a0 pardon on the 9th of Jan, 2009 by President John Agyekum Kuffour.<\/p>\n After his release from prison, he’s become a pastor, teacher, an international evangelist, gospel artiste\/songwriter and a Christian music producer, with his own recording label and a multi-media outfit \u2013 Christian Entertainment company (GODSBIZ).<\/p>\n According to Kofi Yeboah, he hopes to draw people’s attention to anger and how it can mess up a promising life and career, with Gemann’s story.<\/p>\n \u201cI will write a script and use him as the main cast (lead character). I promise it will become a blockbuster movie that can be used to educate, especially, our celebrities to caution their temper as public figures and role models.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Kojo Akoto Boateng\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana A Ghanaian filmmaker, Kofi Yeboah, has disclosed plans to produce a movie based on the tragic story of popular Highlife musician Gemann. Gemann, born Nana Akwasi Agyemang, rose to fame as a phenomenal entertainer. His music and dancing prowess earned him the title “Michael Jackson of Ghana.” Gemann’s hit song Highlife in G-major became an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":14770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32],"tags":[6,246],"yoast_head":"\n
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