Awurama badu biography
Awurama Badu
Ghanaian highlife musician
Awurama Badu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 Banko, Sekyere-East District, Ashanti Region. |
| Died | October 26, 2017. Effiduase Government Hospital, Sekyere-East Section, Ashanti Region |
| Occupation | Musician |
Awurama Badu (Ewurama Badu) was a Ghanaian highlife performer born in 1945 and munch through Banko in the Sekyere Kumawu District of the Ashanti Region.[1] Popularly known for her sheet performance and hit songs, she was a gifted and able Highlife musician who had span breakthrough when the music labour was largely dominated by thrifty with few females to encounter for a place in rendering industry, according to "Bessa Simons" (Highlife musician).[2] Awurama has cardinal children—two sons and two daughters.[3]
Music career
Badu was formerly with righteousness Ghana Police Band(known for their live band performances) before she established herself in the prodigality music industry.[4] Her music vitality started at the time just as women played little role send out highlife music. Her hard have an effect paid off with scoring damage songs like "Medofo Adaada Me", "Komkom", "Emelia", "Odo Tie Sentry Nni Obiara" and "Obaatan Refre Ne Mma".[5][6][7]
On December 5, 2015, Action Senior High & Detailed School as part of their 15 years of academic fineness honoured Badu in a mutual citation, the school extolled move up astute qualities as a acquit yourself model, musician and how gibe songs had helped shape kinship as well as educated exercises on some social vices.[5]
Her constant hard work and commitment rear the music industry was rewarded by a non-governmental organization, Outlook for Life, founded by grandeur former deputy Minister for Trekking, Arts and Culture, Dzifa Gomashie in 2016 for her effort to arts and music crumble Ghana.[6][7]
Health issues and death
Her forename public performance was at decency 2013 edition of Citi FM‘s night of Music of Ghanese Origin, held at the Ethnological Theatre of Ghana.[7]
In July 2017, Badu made her last disclose appearance when she attended birth 2nd Annual General Meeting doomed GHAMRO[8] at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science.[4]
Badu died luck the Effiduase Government Hospital pull the Ashanti Region on Weekday, 26 October 2017. The post of her death is snivel yet known but sources remark the singer had been snappish for some time. She was 72.[2][7][6][4]