{"id":388002,"date":"2018-01-02T10:51:19","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T10:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=388002"},"modified":"2018-01-02T10:51:19","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T10:51:19","slug":"amakye-dede-installed-chief-agogo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/01\/amakye-dede-installed-chief-agogo\/","title":{"rendered":"Amakye Dede installed as \u2018chief\u2019 at Agogo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Highlife legend Amakye Dede has been installed \u2018chief\u2019 by the Omanhene of Asante Akyem Agogo, Nana Kwame Akuoko Sarpong.<\/p>\n

The Paramount Chief conferred an honorary chieftaincy title on him at a colorful ceremony held at Agogo on 1st January 2018, ghanaguardian.com reports.<\/p>\n

The stool name given Amakye Dede is Barima Okyeredom Amakye Dede I. Explaining the title \u2018Okyeredom,\u2019 Nana Akuoku Sarpong said that the Iron Boy hitmaker is a crowd-puller whose exploits in the world of music has not only earned him a good name but has brought glory to the entire Asante Akyem Agogo community, where he comes from.<\/p>\n

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Nana Akuoko Sarpong further stated that the conferment of the title on Amakye Dede is say \u2018thank you\u2019 to him for his newly constructed hotel in the town.<\/p>\n

Amakye Dede promised that he would do all he could to fulfil the responsibilities that come with the title conferred on him.<\/p>\n

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\u201c\u2026I want to assure nananom that I will take my responsibility very seriously and I will do everything to uphold the dignity of this office and I will not let you down in any undertakings that I have to do\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n

About Amakye Dede<\/strong><\/p>\n

Daniel Amakye Dede was born on 5th January, 1958.\u00a0He is one of Ghana\u2019s premier\u00a0highlife\u00a0artists popularly referred to as \u201cIron Boy\u201d, \u201cthe highlife maestro\u201d and \u201cAbrantie\u201d (which translates in English as\u00a0\u2018Gentleman\u2019).<\/p>\n

Amakye Dede was born in\u00a0Agogo, Ashanti Akim.\u00a0He attended Agogo Roman School.<\/p>\n

Dede began his career in 1973 when he joined the Kumapim Royals as a composer and vocalist.\u00a0This band, led by Akwasi Ampofo Agyei (AAA), had hits such as \u201cAbebi Bewua Eso\u201d, \u201cWanware Me A\u201d, \u201cOdo Mani Agyina\u201d, and the seminal \u201cOhohoo Batani\u201d. Dede moved to\u00a0Nigeria\u00a0where he had his hit \u201cJealousy go shame\u201d.<\/p>\n

He then formed his own band, the Apollo High Kings, in 1980. He dominated the highlife scene in the 1980s and 1990s and has continued to have hit songs in the 21st century. He has headlined so many concerts locally and internationally.<\/p>\n

He made almost 20 albums. In his later career, he experimented with different genres;\u00a0soca,\u00a0calypso,\u00a0lovers rock\u00a0and\u00a0pop music.<\/p>\n

Some of his popular songs include \u2018Handkerchief,\u2019 \u2018Seniwa,\u2019 \u2018Brebrebe yi,\u2019 \u2018Mensuro,\u2019 \u2018Mabre,\u2019 \u2018Broken Promises,\u2019 \u2018Nsuo Amuna,\u2019 \u2018Sokoo na mmaa pe,\u2019 \u2018Kose kose,\u2019 \u2018Dabi dabi,\u2019 \u2018Mefre wo,\u2019 \u2018Okyena sesei,\u2019 \u2018Odo nfonii,\u2019 \u2018Nka akyi,\u2019 \u2018M\u2019ani agyina,\u2019 \u2018To be a man na war,\u2019 and \u2018Iron Boy,\u2019 among others.<\/p>\n

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By: Kwame Dadzie\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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